A/N: Please enjoy. And sorry for the slight delay! You reviewers are absolutely amazing!
Disclaimer: I don't own Ghost Hunt... Or NeverShoutNever. (But they are awesome!)
Theme: Music
Pairing: Bou-san and Ayako
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"Ayako, please come?" Bou-san pleaded bending on his knees and bowing in front of the red-head. She took a step back in surprise and her eye twitched in annoyance.
"Fine! I'll come but I doubt I'll like it." She mumbled the last bit under her breath as Bou-san leapt to his feet and threw his arms around her.
"Good! The gig's tomorrow at 9 p.m. ok? Mai can show you where it's at. She's dragging Naru along too!" His bright smile nearly made Ayako blush. Her secret crush on the monk was getting harder and harder for her to hide. But he was oblivious and didn't notice anything, to Ayako's relief.
The night of the gig came all too quickly for Ayako as she brushed on a thin layer of make-up. She decided to make it seem like she hadn't dressed for a special occasion. Of course the key word is 'seem'.
"Ayako! Are you ready?" Mai's cheerful and excited voice startled the older woman momentarily. She stood, brushed off her lap and did a quick re-check of her hair, make-up and so on. She was dressed in a plain green modest tank top with a knee length kaki skirt. Her hair was half pulled back in a new hairstyle that she liked.
"Yes, I think I'm about ready." She studied herself for a moment longer before reluctantly pulling herself to her living room where Mai sat with her boyfriend/boss, Naru.
"It's about time." Naru muttered, just loud enough to a point where Ayako could hear. She refrained from hitting the boy for his rudeness and grabbed her keys and drove them to the gig.
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"Wow. It's really busy in here." Ayako yelled to Mai to just make her voice heard. The club was crawling with teenage girls and screaming fans impatient for the show to start. Mai laughed and tightened her grip on Naru. There was no telling how many crazy girls would try to steal her boyfriend.
"Yeah, Bou-san's band has been getting more and more popular. I heard that they might even get a record label. But I hope not, because then Bou-san would be too busy to hang with us." Mai gave a melancholy smile and suddenly the lights dimmed. The screaming grew louder and Ayako thought her ear drum might burst.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen! Please enjoy our show!!" An unfamiliar voice greeted the crowd from the darkness and then he started singing a hard rock song. The lights on the stage turned on and Ayako's breath caught in her throat.
She had seen Bou-san in his flamboyant costumes on various occasions but never when he was actually working. His shirt was similar to a pirate's, large, open sleeves, low cut, and an off-white color. It made him look more tan than he was. His black pants were tight and Ayako felt her face turn a dark red.
"Wow Ayako! I never knew someone could blush that much..." Mai just barely dodged Ayako's flying fist before giggling.
"S-Shut up!" Ayako glared at the younger girl before hearing someone faintly shout her name. She turned and saw Bou-san's animated face light up even more as their eyes met. Several girls around her squealed, thinking he was looking right at them.
Bou-san subtly moved closer to the lead singer who was just finishing his song and muttered something to him quietly so that the microphone would not pick up his voice. The singer nodded before moving aside to allow Bou-san speak.
"Good evening! I would like to say thanks for coming to see our show! And now this next song I wrote myself for a... well, a 'special someone'. And she actually came tonight! Ayako, this song's for you!" He moved aside and let the singer start the song. Bou-san followed up with light guitar. He swapped out his regular bass for an acoustic guitar.
You make me happy whether you know it or not
We should be happy
That's what I said from the start
I am so happy
Knowing you are the one
That I want for the rest of my days
For the rest of my days
You're all of my days
You're lookin' so cool
You're lookin' so fly
I can't deny that when
I'm staring you down and dead in the eye
I wanna try to be the person you want
The person you need
Its hard to conceive
That somebody like you could be
With someone like me
I'm happy knowing that you are mine
The grass is greener on the other side
The more I think, the more I wish
That we could lay here for hours and just-a reminisce.
You're looking so fresh
It's catching my eye!
Why, oh why did I not see this before
The girl I adore was right in front of me
And now I'll take a step back and look in your eye
And ask why it took so long to see
We're meant to be.
I'm happy knowing that you are mine
The grass is greener on the other side
The more I think, the more I wish
That we could lay here for hours and just-a reminisce.
On the good, the bad, the ugly
The smiles, the laughs, the funny
All the things we put each other through
It's for you, for you, for you!
You make me happy
Whether you know it or not
We should be happy
That's what I said from the start
I am so happy
Knowing you are the one that I want for the rest of my days.
For the rest of my days.
I'm happy knowing that you are mine
The grass is greener on the other side
The more I think, the more I wish
That we could lay here for hours and just-a reminisce.
As if her face wasn't burning up already, Ayako turned several shades redder. She thought she heard Mai squeal something about a love confession but she couldn't hear clearly. The crowd faded away and she felt like flaoting. Just the knowledge that Bou-san wrote the song for her made it seem so much more romantic than the lyrics themselves.
But it ended too soon and the float-y feeling left her. She felt slightly awkward but pretended nothing had happened. She happily listened to the rest of the songs, her eyes barely leaving the bassist that had captured her heart. Even with out the song.
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"Ayako... So, uh, how do you think we did?" Bou-san awkwardly rubbed the back of his head as he confronted his love in the parking lot behind the building.
"Well, I'll admit that you didn't exactly put me to sleep but you weren't absolutely amazing." Ayako crossed her arms in front of her chest and willed her blush to stay hidden.
"Oh." His reply and his expression was so crestfallen, Ayako spoke up again.
"There was this one song I kinda liked." She closed her eyes and tried not to think about the pink that was sure to be showing on her cheeks.
"Really?! W-Which song?" Ayako thought she caught a hint of nervousness in his voice and smiled slightly before replying.
"Hmmm, I don't know the name. It was early in the show and it was about being happy with someone." She pretended to be deep in thought as she teased Bou-san.
"Could it be the one I wrote for you?" He asked helpfully and somewhat desperately.
"Maybe... Why did you write it for me?" She asked looking him dead in the eye. He became visibly nervous under her stare.
"Ahem, uh... Ayako, I, um, I think I love you." He stated, trying not to sound like he was lying, because he definatly wasn't.
"You think?" Ayako looked at him confused and a little hurt. "You either do or don't. Which is it?" She asked softly.
"I do. I love you." He said with finality and was almost tackled into a hug.
"Good. Because I love you too!" Ayako then planted a kiss on the lips she had been dreaming about for the past couple months.
A/N: I think I want you the reviewers to decide which couple you want to see next! (I'll even try couples I don't particularly like. For example Naru and Masako? Yasahara and Mai? If you want yaoi... I'll think about it...)
ANYWAY! It's your choice! Vote by this time next week please!
Thank you for any reviews!