Chapter 11
Gakupo smiled when Kaito arrived, looking shy. There was nothing to be shy of, in Gakupo's opinion. When the kiss had ended the day before, they both went on their ways. Nothing to be ashamed of. A simple, passionate kiss. Not unheard of.
The idols locked eyes for a moment, and Kaito gave him a wavering smile.
"Should we get to work?" he asked.
"Of course," Gakupo replied.
Kaito sat in the chair across from Gakupo, opening his songbook in his lap. It was hard to believe that his time with Gakupo was coming to an end in just three short days. Or was it? Nothing was keeping them from seeing each other outside of the recording studio, so why not? But then he shook his head. Gakupo didn't seem like the kind of person to take relationships public at all.
"This is one of the first ones I wrote," Gakupo commented. He looked a bit flustered, but Kaito didn't notice. "Might as well get it over with."
"Okay."
Since Gakupo was the first to sing, he cleared his throat and began. "I remembered early yesterday morning / Why do I feel / As if I'm gathering pieces of broken glass? Blood drips from my cut fingers / I wonder if we wanted to do these kinds of things."
Kaito took his cue, "I already knew deep inside my heart / That the most painful choice would be the best / My self-love refuses it and as a result, self-contradiction repeats / I wonder when we can talk."
"In this slowly decaying world," Gakupo sang, "A path for my struggling self / I carve in your colorless smile / I pulled off the plug."
"I shouted until my voice was dry / The echo reverberates in the empty air / Although there was nothing left / After the chains were removed."
"Fate that allowed us to meet / The darkness interrupts countless and relentless times / 'So this is how it is' I murmured / Somebody's tears flow down dried cheeks."
The boys sang the chorus together, "All we gotta do, just be friends / It's time to say goodbye, just be friends / All we gotta do, just be friends / Just be friends, just be friends..."
They stopped and shared an agreeing look that they were ready to record. As Kaito got up to set the equipment up, Gakupo watched his back sadly. Unbeknownst to Gakupo, Kaito also looked a little sad. The song was making the both of them draw parallels to their plight. Both loved the other. But the other didn't know. And it hurt.
"Ready," Kaito said, returning to his microphone to record.
Gakupo pressed the play button, and they recorded the song. Then they played it back and listened to it. Of course, it was perfectly done, and they saved it. But again, neither of them left right away.
"Good job today," Gakupo said after a moment for the sake of breaking the silence.
"Ah, thanks...You, too," Kaito replied, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.
"Was that scarf a gift from someone?" Gakupo asked suddenly.
"Huh?" Kaito looked down at the blue scarf he was never seen without. "Ah, yeah. Uh, my mother made it for me."
"It's nice."
"Yeah, it is."
They lapsed into another awkward silence. And then suddenly they were touching, lips mashed against one another's, hands scrabbling at each other. Gakupo tangled his long fingers into Kaito's hair, and Kaito's hands slid down the former's chest, then hesitantly tugged at the hem of his shirt. When Gakupo didn't protest, Kaito pushed his hands up underneath it to feel Gakupo's warm, smooth skin.
Somehow Kaito ended up on the loveseat on his back, Gakupo's body pressing down on his. Kaito pulled Gakupo's shirt off, interrupting their kiss for only a moment before they returned to their passion. Their hearts beat wildly in their chests, and they gasped for air whenever they could bear to pull away, but they went on. Gakupo pressed himself against Kaito and grinded to create the friction they desperately craved, but their jeans prevented contact and restrained them.
Kaito pulled away by leaning his head back, trying to unbutton his jeans. Gakupo took advantage of his exposed neck and kissed it savagely while freeing his own member. His lips were tickled by Kaito's moan of pleasure, and it spurred him on. In a matter of seconds, they were moving together. Kaito wrapped his arms around Gakupo's shoulders, and Gakupo held him around his waist. They came as one, their seeds intermixing.
They fell back, panting hard. Their eyes locked, and there was no denying that they shared the same feelings now.
Then Kaito blinked and looked down. "Um," he said. "We made a bit of a mess."
Gakupo looked as well and blushed slightly at the sight. "Hm, yes...We'll have to clean it up..."
"But there's no tissues in here."
"Ah, damn."
A/N: song is Just Be Friends.
Sorry, I'm never very good at smex scenes. Apologies, please forgive me, sorry.
Anyway, this story is drawing to a close. Only three more chapters, people! ^-^b Thanks for the support and reads, as always!