Chapter 3: Mercy-- Duffy. (okay, so I'm not really listening to it so much at the little DJ in my head has it up on repeat, cheeky bastard that he is.)
Rant Space: Hey there friends, it's 3rd chapter time, and I might just have a little Solo in here. You never know… and yeah, I understand that this story has kinda been in a land called WTF and is on the verge of plotlessness but I felt the urge to write and honestly, I kinda like it, so I'm not gonna stop till it's resolved. Yay.
Kasanoda woke up and his lip split because of how dry his mouth was. He groaned and licked his lips quickly and opened his eyes to a blinding headache. Tetsuya looked back.
"I'm glad you feel as bad as I do." Tetsuya declared and rubbed at his head with one hand.
"why're you in my bed?" Kasanoda rasped.
"you're in mine actually." Tetsuya smiled and pushed the hair from Kasanoda's face.
"you carry me?" he asked and Tetsuya shook his head a little.
"actually Kichiro carried both of us… I think." he smiled and Kasanoda sat up just to groan and lay back down.
"too young to drink…" he muttered and Tetsuya chuckled.
"told you." he said and Kasanoda glared.
"you're not allowed to pass judgment, you drank too…" He answered and Tetsuya's eyes fell closed.
"touché." Tetsuya smiled.
"what are we doing today?" Kasanoda asked, still kneading at his head as if that would make him just magically lose his hangover.
"school." Tetsuya answered.
"time?" Kasanoda finally sat up for good this time and sighed at the pounding increased. Tetsuya opened his phone to check.
"ten." Tetsuya answered, flipping his cell phone closed again.
"we're late." Kasanoda answered and Tetsuya sighed.
"I know. I didn't feel like moving." Tetsuya answered and Kasanoda smiled.
"yeah, I've got that symptom too…" he sighed and almost laid down when Kichiro poked his head in the room."Kasanoda-taichou! Tetsuya-kun! Get up! You're late!!!!" he yelled then slammed the door closed again and shuffled off."he's loud." Tetsuya glared crossly at the door. Kasanoda stood and staggered to the bathroom.
"yep." Kasanoda nodded and filled a cup by his sink with water from the faucet. "I think that's why I assigned him to wake up duty."
"that and waking up to Moko's face every morning was frightening." Tetsuya chuckled.
"Moko has space issues anyway…" Kasanoda shuddered, taking a drink and feeling around for his toothbrush.
"heh." Tetsuya grinned.
"so how feelsy was I last night?" Kasanoda grinned out the door at his friend.
"you really wanna know?" Tetsuya asked with a chucked as he sat up, running a hand back through his hair.
"sure." Kasanoda nodded and applied toothpaste to his brush.
"I think you got my pants off before Marike hit you with a spatula." Tetsuya answered and Kasanoda chuckled and started brushing.
"new record." he mumbled around a mouthful of toothbrush.
"you were pretty horny." Tetsuya teased and Kasanoda spat in the sink.
"che, I seem to recall a time what you had me shirtless and tied to a banister before anyone stopped you." he grinned out the door.
"you had it coming." Tetsuya waved it off. "I think we declared you weren't allowed to wear fishnet after that."
Kasanoda laughed.
"get ready for school. I'm getting breakfast." he smiled and started from Tetsuya's room down the stairs to the kitchen.
And he smiled as he ate, making jokes with the other guys, the sound of T.V. boxing in the background.
And all was well that morning.
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All was not well for Kyouya that morning.
He'd gotten a severe lack of sleep due to the twins' comment of his carnal instincts (along with unwelcome memories of just how good Kasanoda had felt under him, moving like that.) and was mean to his sister who woke him up and felt bad about it the entire ride to school while still feeling grumpy and tired.
And the fact that Tamaki jumped him as soon as he got out of the car talking about rumors and infidelity and why mommy why did you have to have an affair you're going to rip this family apart with your shenanigans and…
Kyouya was about ready to put Tamaki's face through a desk.
"Tamaki. Shut up." he declared and pinched the bridge of his nose, the other boy frowning.
"wanna talk about it?" he asked and Kyouya glanced at him then went back to grumbling.
"no. There's nothing to talk about." Kyouya declared ad Tamaki frowned a second longer then put back on his happy face.
"okay Kaa-san, I'll see you later, I'm gonna go look for Haruhi-chan to tell 'him' good morning!" Tamaki grinned and rushed off. Kyouya sighed and shook his head, walking on to class.
Honestly, it was amazing that Haruhi hadn't been ousted already having to put up with Tamaki.
Kyouya walked across the courtyard when he heard it.
"Kasanoda-kun wasn't in homeroom today." one girl commented worriedly to another as they walked and Kyouya paused to listen.
"you think he was… sick?" the other asked, sounding a little mischievous.
"no he was in second period, I just thought his skipping days were over but he's been acting like his old self more recently." she commented sadly.
"you think?" the other asked and the first sighed.
"maybe Kyouya-kun's a bad influence on him." the first stated and Kyouya frowned.
Me? A bad influence?
Hardly.
"oh don't say that! Kyouya-kun's a great guy! Better than Haruhi-chan. You know, I heard somewhere he's really a girl!" the second girl gossiped and Kyouya froze before moving on.
"what?! No way!" the other gasped.
"yeah, Natsumimi from the occult club said that Nekozawa-san mentioned it by accident once when they were casting, that they needed a feminine idol or whatever." the second confirmed. Kyouya opened his phone and clicked Tamaki's speed dial.
"nah, I bet it was just the cross-dress stuff, he got confused." the first argued. "heck, even I get confused sometimes, he looks really fitting in that stuff."
"maybe… then again… Nekozawa seems like he'd know, you know?" the other mentioned and Kyouya pressed send.
"yeah, I guess. Still, doesn't seem like Tamaki-chan would lie to us would he?" the other mentioned and he listened intently.
"nah, I bet you're right. Tamaki-chan couldn't lie to us, I mean really!" she chuckled and they moved on to a conversation about hair accessories and Kyouya snapped his phone closed just as Tamaki picked it up.
An interesting overhearing.
Apparently Kasanoda's mentioning of him at the club had a significant standing with the populous. As well as the fact that he needed to make a trip to Nekozawa's to tell him what happens in the host club stays in the host club and to stop casting curses on the members. Even if it's only for Tamaki's peace of mind.
Kyouya sighed and went on to his next class, kneading at tired eyes.
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Kasanoda whistled as he walked.
He hadn't been fussed at too much for coming to class late, he had a decent band-aid today (Tetsuya bought him a pack of neon colored ones which were better than Power Rangers and Hello Kitty), and he hadn't seen Kyouya all day.
Honestly it was going great, and he was just getting ready to leave without any sort of occurrence when Kyouya grabbed him and drug him off to the bathroom.
Either by coincidence or not, it was the same one Kasanoda had wandered into when he'd found Kyouya smoking.
Kyouya pulled him in, locked the big door and turned to him.
"so, have you decided?" he asked and Kasanoda blinked for a second then figured it out.
"yeah, yeah. Answer's no." he nodded and Kyouya frowned, jittering slightly.
"why?" he asked and Kasanoda scoffed.
"well, I can't stand your pompous ass for one. I'd let you get shot, hell, I might be the one to shoot you myself." he answered and Kyouya glanced around like he was nervous. Kasanoda sighed. "okay, what the hell has you so on edge today?"
"nothing." Kyouya declared and Kasanoda sighed.
"right. And now for something that's not bullshit." he smirked and Kyouya gripped his shirt.
"you… I didn't get any sleep last night because of you." he growled and Kasanoda stammered.
"really? I got lots of sleep. Then again I was drunk and Tetsuya was there and I think I molested him but it wasn't all bad cause Marike got us again…" he muttered and Kyouya frowned, brow crinkling.
"what?" Kyouya asked.
"um… nothing just uh…" Kasanoda stammered and then sighed. "no clue."
"I don't know." Kyouya muttered and then scowled. "why don't I know?"
"no clue." Kasanoda reiterated and swallowed hard, Kyouya was getting close again. "what don't you know?"
"if the twins are right. About me wanting to…" Kyouya scowled then glanced up to Kasanoda's eyes. "you know, your eyes are amber. Almost yellow. Like a cat."
"nope. That escaped my notice." Kasanoda rolled his eyes and then let them go wide as Kyouya kissed him. Kasanoda looked for an out first, then he realized that Kyouya's lips were soft. Girly soft. Probably the softest part of him.
Shit.
Double shit.
Hadn't he been trying to avoid this?
Kasanoda gripped onto Kyouya's shoulders at first to push him off then Kyouya extended his tongue and that idea went out the window.
Oh god.
Oh dear lord in heaven…
How is he such a good kisser? The stuck up prude shouldn't be so good at kissing…
Kasanoda opened his mouth and let Kyouya in in a momentary fit of insanity.
Kyouya swiped through his mouth, over his tongue, which moved back against his after a second, and pressed harder against him, loosening his grip on Kasanoda's collar and lifting it up to tangle in his hair, the other going to unbutton those first few buttons. Kasanoda let out a little sound and that broke the spell, Kyouya pulling away and panting, covering his mouth with one hand and looking towards the door for a split second then back to Kasanoda.
Kasanoda was staring in shock. Kyouya composed himself, his eyes going down to those three open buttons and the bare chest underneath then shook it off and turned to the window, reaching in a pocket, grabbing the single cigarette there and lighting it.
"fuck." Kyouya hissed.
"yeah, I was kinda thinking that." Kasanoda mumbled. Kyouya glanced back at him then back to the window, chuckling softly.
"you're taking this awfully well." Kyouya almost accused.
"you did sort of tackle me to the ground the other day. This is almost tame if you compare…" Kasanoda muttered and Kyouya glanced back at him, elbowing the window open a little and turning to him.
"you kissed back." Kyouya said, taking a deep draw on his cigarette.
"so?" Kasanoda mumbled lowly, almost sounding shy.
"did you want to kiss me too?" Kyouya asked, Kasanoda grasping at words before giving up and growling a little.
"not… I mean…" Kasanoda scowled and crossed his arms. "I really hate you ya know that?"
"I don't much care for you either. You irritate me for some reason." Kyouya agreed and Kasanoda nodded.
"likewise zombie." Kasanoda grumbled.
"you didn't answer the question you know." Kyouya said with a smirk, Kasanoda scowling.
"yeah. And other shit too, in fact, you're the reason I was drinking last night." Kasanoda answered and looked up at Kyouya to see the other boy was shocked, the cigarette dangling from lax fingers, eyes wide. Kasanoda went red and crossed his arms. "what?"
"you said something completely embarrassing with an utterly straight face." Kyouya smiled a little and Kasanoda blushed.
"it's the truth! It wasn't embarrassing until you started getting all weird!" he declared and leaned back against the wall huffily. Kyouya frowned.
"I wonder if you'd make a good host." Kyouya mused aloud and Kasanoda shook his head almost viciously.
"no. I'm a member of the Go Home Early club." he stated and looked down at himself to notice that Kyouya had unbuttoned part of his shirt.
He quickly moved to button it but Kyouya stopped him.
"no, it might be a good idea. A second double act." Kyouya suggested, playing a little with Kasanoda's loose tie.
"you're just trying to think of excuses to keep me around…" Kasanoda grumbled, secretly a little pleased.
"and that's a problem?" Kyouya asked, eyes completely vacant and Kasanoda seethed.
"well yeah!" Kasanoda objected and Kyouya leaned in closer.
"why?" Kyouya asked, his eyes intense and focused hard onto Kasanoda's.
"I… um…" Kasanoda stammered and averted his eyes.
"you mentioned yourself that you were attracted to me. So why shouldn't you want to be around me?" Kyouya asked.
"obviously because I'm not stupid! I've gotta grow up and run the clan, you think I want you to have eternal blackmail on me?!" Kasanoda yelled, poking Kyouya once in the chest. Kyouya grasped his hand and pulled it away.
"and if I made a solemn oath to not take any notes of you at all, what would that contribute?" he asked gently, still holding onto Kasanoda's hand.
"why are you so adamant?" Kasanoda blushed and pulled his hand away.
"why are you so evasive?" Kyouya smirked back.
"because you're being so adamant!!!" Kasanoda yelled, crossing his arms and trying not to look uncomfortable.
"because I find you interesting and I want to know who's right." Kyouya leered and Kasanoda frowned in puzzlement.
"the twins or you?" he asked and Kyouya nodded sharply.
"yes." he stated and took a few steps back, Kasanoda relaxing a little.
"then figure it out on your own. It sounds like they're right though if you're so insistent that we date." he grumbled and Kyouya frowned over at him.
"did I ever say we'd date?" he asked, almost as if the idea never even crossed his mind and Kasanoda glared.
"I don't fuck without a reason shadow king. I'm not some slut." Kasanoda muttered.
"did I say you were?" Kyouya frowned.
"not in so many words." Kasanoda grumbled and didn't meet Kyouya eyes until the boy lifted his chin.
"not in any words." Kyouya declared and planted a hand on the wall beside Kasanoda's head. "I hate you, but I kind of like hating you."
"that's stupid." Kasanoda stated.
"probably." Kyouya nodded a little, a small smile drifting to his lips.
"you're stupid." Kasanoda muttered, looking away from those serious violet eyes.
"Tamaki talked me into the club didn't he?" Kyouya shrugged and Kasanoda looked back up at him.
"you're admitting to being stupid." he stated obviously and Kyouya tilted his head a little.
"so I am." he agreed and Kasanoda was officially fed up. He pushed Kyouya away and quickly buttoned his shirt, retying his tie and grabbing his school bag off the ground.
"I'm going home." he declared and glared back at Kyouya who was just picking little bits of lint off his shirt.
"alright then." he stated without a look and Kasanoda looked around a little as if expecting a trap.
"wait, that's it?" he asked and Kyouya met his eyes.
"yes. That's it." he stated with a hint of finality that seemed to undermine Kasanoda's declaration a bit.
"okay then. See you never." Kasanoda growled and stomped to the door.
"I severely doubt that." Kyouya stated and Kasanoda glared back then pushed his way out of the bathroom after flipping the lock and scowled all the way home.
Kyouya lifted a hand and gently touched his lips.
So they were right, that doesn't mean that I have to play their games.
Kyouya scowled and walked back to the club for his regular club duties.
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Kasanoda was stabbing the table when Tetsuya got home.
"what are you doing?" Tetsuya sighed, looking over one shoulder at the upset looking housemates.
"pretending it's Kyouya's face." Kasanoda hissed and stabbed the table again with the pocket knife.
"oh good lord, just have sex with him already so things can go back to normal…" Tetsuya groaned and rubbed wearily at his eyes. Kasanoda shot to his feet angrily.
"fuck no! I can't stand him! I'm gonna kill him before I so much as kiss him again!!!!" he yelled and Tetsuya frowned.
"again?" he asked and Kasanoda went red and flopped back down, viciously stabbing the table a couple more times.
"shut up! I'm killing the table!" he yelled then concentrated on cutting the table apart piece by piece. Tetsuya sighed and looked back at the others.
"just give him some space. Lover's quarrel." he said and they nodded understandingly.
"I'll quarrel you!" Kasanoda yelled again.
"just go order a new table." Tetsuya suggested and they left. He turned back to Kasanoda and walked over, sitting down as his friend weakly gouged holes in the table. "what happened?"
"stupid blonde…" Kasanoda grumbled a little and Tetsuya patted his head.
"I forgive you." he said and Kasanoda sniffled a little.
"he's an asshole." he muttered and Tetsuya nodded a little.
"I know. I met him remember?" he answered and earned a small grunt.
"I do kind of like him. But then I remember that he sicced his dogs on me and I fell out a window." Kasanoda grumbled and Tetsuya smiled.
"jumped." he corrected and Kasanoda glared up at him a little with watery eyes.
"fell." he declared and Tetsuya shrugged.
"either way. But you seriously need to sort it out." Tetsuya said encouragingly. "if you don't you'll regret it the rest of your life."
"oh. Because if I don't take a chance on love I'll never be happy?" Kasanoda smiled a little and sat up and Tetsuya frowned.
"no, most likely Kyouya will make your life miserable forever and eternity from his place of power as a CEO of some big corporation." he answered and Kasanoda groaned and flopped his head back down on the table and stabbed it again.
"I hate him!!! Persistent asshole prick!" Kasanoda growled and mercilessly attacked the table a few more times.
"I know." Tetsuya sighed, patting his shoulder.
"ugh… not to mention he wears me out. I was having a damn good day until he screwed it up." Kasanoda sighed heavily and let the knife fall from his fingers.
"I know." Tetsuya nodded and Kasanoda looked sidelong at him.
"… can we get ramen for dinner?" he asked and Tetsuya sighed, shaking his head again.
"I suppose." he answered and Kasanoda smiled a little.
"cool." he stated and Tetsuya pulled out his cell phone.
"I spoil you." Tetsuya shook his head and stood up, walking off to make his call.
"I know." Kasanoda muttered a little and watched him go then looked down at the ruined table sheepishly. He scowled and ran a hand back through his hair.
"maybe I can sue Kyouya for unnecessary mental anguish…"
End Chapter!
Ha. Okay, they're definitely getting together next chapter! If I have to stab myself in the leg it will be written!!!!