The next morning Rufioh grumbled and dragged himself off the bed begrudgingly. His legs carried him to the bathroom where he showered, brushed his teeth, and combed his hair. He walked out in a towel and rumaged through his drawers for the day's outfit. Torn jeans and a short sleeve black T-shirt with a Taurus symbol on the front, was what he had chosen. Just as he pulled the shirt over his tan chest he heard Kurloz grumble from his bed and pull the covers off his face. "Time?" The Capricorn asked with his eyes still shut. "Time to get up." Rufioh rolled his eyes as he put on his red boxers before his pants. "Hmm... Come back to bed." The taller man grumbled and turned over. Confused the Taurus went to the bed and poked Kurloz's cheek, "Wake up man. You're dreaming. Come on we have to meet the kids so get up and get dressed." Kurloz grumbled and sat up in the bed. "A dream..?" Kurloz asked as he looked at Rufioh then to beside him then under the sheets. Rufioh looked dumfounded before looking around the bed where he stood. "Loose something? Should I help you fi-" "No! No, its nothing just go." The taller man interrupted with a sharp tone. This caught Rufioh by surprise as he jumped and shrugged it off. "Kay, well bye then. Don't forget you me and Horuss are gonna go to dinner later and were letting the boys run around town."
Rufioh shut the door and wondered what the big idea was before going down to the lobby and joining the group. "Hey fella's. What's on the agenda today?" Rufioh asked as Tavros smiled up at him and looked to Gamzee, "W-we were th-thinking about s-s-sight seeing." "Yeah! I know a tone of cool places around here." Gamzee agreed with Tavros as Equius nodded. "Alright then that sounds like fun." "Actually," Equius stated as he held up a hand, "We were thinking since Gamzee and I know the areas pretty well we could go alone. Its alright with my father and we just need permission from you, for Tavros." Rufioh thought a moment before nodding, "Okay, well leave your phones on so we can get ahold of you when we need to. Okay?" The three teens nodded happily as they made their way out of the hotel. Rufioh and Horuss smiled at each other, "What would you like-" they both began in synchronization. They laughed for a moment and pointed to each other, "You go first." They said at the same time again. The Taurus and the Sagittarius smiled at each other happily before looking into each others eyes. Time seemed to slow when brown met blue. Their smiles softened and their hands slowly raised from their sides as if they were preparing to dance but were hesitant.
"Where are the kids?" A gruff voice asked as the two were pulled back down to earth. They turned to see Kurloz and nervously greeted him, "Oh, Kurloz, you just missed them." Rufioh spoke up first. "Yes, they have departed on their own not too long ago. We had decided to allow the young ones to explore while we all get reacquainted as to further our future encounters and enrich our relationship as comrades." Horuss smiled nervously as he elaborated a little more. Kurloz nodded and looked at Rufioh before asking another question, "so, what should we do in the mean time?" "We haven't chosen an activity just yet." Horuss answered and Rufioh shrugged. "We need to figure out what we want to do so let's put it to a vote. I want to go somewhere where there are animals we can pet or adopt." Rufioh stated. Horuss looked to Kurloz as Kurloz looked to Horuss. The two looked away in thought before the tallest man spoke up, "Perhaps a Club would be enjoyable?" The Sagittarius suggested. "Let's go to a club. It sounds fun for all of us. I can be the designated driver." Kurloz agreed with Horuss. Rufioh smiled and nodded, "alright. That sounds like fun.
The three men left the hotel and were well on their way to finding a club to party at. Soon the afternoon fell and they had finally found a decent club they all agreed on. Entering the club Rufioh felt the music in his chest and smiled as he found his body being moved with the music. He pulled the two men onto the dance floor and started to dance in the crowd. Horuss was stiff and became rather nervous in the crowd. The Sagittarius moved slightly trying to dance without bumping into anyone else. Kurloz however was an unapologetic dancer. He bumped into people stepped on their toes and didn't mind getting the same treatment. Rufioh looked at Horuss and chuckled. He moved his hands to his hips and tugged asking him to bend his knees slightly and started showing him how to move his hips. Kurloz saw this and pulled Rufioh close to him. They all danced but the way Kurloz was handling Rufioh was so lewd it made Horuss even more nervous. Rufioh saw this and pulled Horuss into the intimate dance. Each rock of their hips sandwiched Rufioh. Horuss blushed deeply before going in for a rough kiss. Rufioh was surprised but happily kissed back. Kurloz however grew jealous and pulled Rufioh away. the Capricorn dragged Rufioh to the bar unknowingly also dragging Horuss as well. This was it the moment that made Kurloz realize his the true feeling for the Taurus. It made him sick to his stomach watching him kiss another man.
The Capricorn moved away making his way through the crowd and to the bar. He knew he had to stay sober but his mind needed to be numb. He asked for a water and just let his eyes wonder over the crowed of people. His site fell on the short man dancing with his old friend. They were making odd lovey dovey faces at each other. Kurloz wondered if he had missed his chance with Rufioh, to actually tell him how he felt and what really happened the other night, and that day he found out about the crush. The more he watched the Sagittarius and Taurus the more upset he got. The hours that passed felt like years as the two moved to the side of the dancefloor to make out. This did not help the Capricorn but he couldn't look away. When Rufioh lead Horuss' hand up to his face it made something snap inside Kurloz. He moved across the club with an angry look on his face.
Kurloz's pulled the Taurus into his arms and kissed him deeply in front of the Sagittarius. Their lips pressing together tightly as their tongues fought for dominants. Rufioh pushed with one hand on the Capricorn's chest as the other tightened around Horuss' hand. As soon as their lips parted Kurloz blurted out what he should have said a long time ago, "I love you, Rufioh." The look of anger on Kurloz's face faded to one of compassion. Rufioh's face went from confused to angry. Kurloz moved his hand slowly to caress his his cheek but his hand was slapped away by the shorter man's.
"No!" Rufioh shouted, "You don't get to do this! You put me through hell. You bullied me, you beat me up, you broke my heart. I... I HATE YOU SO MUCH!" He started to hyperventilate before Horuss lead him out the door. Kurloz followed having a thousand questions for the Taurus. Rufioh looked back at Kurloz once outside. "How dare you! How fucking dare you say you love me after all the crap! I was heartbroken! Humiliated! Bullied, beaten, Called horrible things! Being your friend, was hard enough. I had to deal with the names all over again then I had to remind myself that you hated me! I had to tell myself not to fall in love with you all over again!" Rufioh shook with anger as he grit his teeth and tears fell from his eyes. "R-rufioh... I'm sorry about all that. If I could go back I would. I wish I was honest with you I wish I just told you then what I told you tonight. I-" before he could finish his thought Rufioh punched Kurloz in the face causing him to stumble back. "Just shut up! You big dumb idiot!" The Taurus yelled in frustration.