"OI..!! What the hell do you think you're doing to my hime..?!"
Yuichi and Tatsuya startled by those voice and quickly stand straight with a distance separating them. Blush were still evidenced on their faces as they looked away from each other. Yuichi startled again when a harsh hand grabbed his collar and forcing him to look at the intruder.
'This guy. Isn't he the one with Ueda last night.? Is he his boyfriend.?'
"I'm asking you a question, pervert. So, answer it now.!" the guy was practically yelling towards Yuichi and thus causing the poor Yuichi to tremble a bit by that.
"Ryo.! Stop it.! He's not doing anything to me.. I'm the one on fault. If not because of him, I'll end up being taken to the hospital right now." the two guys look at Tatsuya who is now looking intently onto the ground, blaming himself for that. Tatsuya was still clinging onto Ryo, trying to calm the other from creating a chaos there.
Ryo quickly released Yuichi from his grip and holds Tatsuya's shoulders, trying to coax the other.
"Hey, I'm sorry. I’m so worried just now. I thought this big nose guy was trying to molest you." Ryo said that as his eyes steals a glance at Yuichi. Yuichi rolls his eyes at that. 'I'm not a big nose..!'
Tatsuya stared murderously at Ryo and that surely made the two guys to shiver in fear.
"How many times must I tell you.? Never called others by stupid names.! You and that poisonous tongue can never be separated, didn't you.?" Ryo is the one who stared intently on the ground now, willing himself to be scolded by the pretty boy.
"Anyway, Nakamaru-kun, this is Nishikido Ryo, my bodyguard." Tatsuya ignores the other protest as he called him his bodyguard.
"Ryo.. This Nakamaru Yuichi, my newfound friend here. So, please treat him well, ne.?" Tatsuya said sweetly to Ryo once the other has stopped babbling. Ryo looks intently at Yuichi like he wants to eat the other alive. Yuichi squirms under that gaze and he quickly offered his hand out.
"Nakamaru Yuichi. Nice to meet you." Yuichi tried to loosen up the tension between them, but it seems like the other was trying to create a scene there.
"Whatever. Do that again to my hime, and you're dead." Ryo shakes hand with Yuichi unwillingly and threatened the other with his murderous stare. Tatsuya rolls his eyes at Ryo's antic.
"Ryo.! I’m not your hime, or anyone’s hime. I’m a guy for God’s sake. And don't say like that to Nakamaru-kun. He's a nice guy." Tatsuya tried his best to defend Yuichi and he gives Yuichi a reassuring smile as he saw how the other felt uncomfortable with Ryo.
"Yeah. The last time you told me that, that guy almost threaten you for your money. Luckily I was there." Ryo said as a matter of fact. Tatsuya hung his head low at that and Yuichi can't sustain his feeling to know more about that. 'No wonder this Nishikido guy is so protective towards Ueda. If I was Ryo, I would do the same to him.' Yuichi thought as he looked at the fragile Tatsuya.
Suddenly, Ryo's phone is ringing, and he answers it casually before hung it up. "We need to go now. Or else a nagging Pi will greet us there." Ryo told Tatsuya quickly.
Tatsuya nodded his head to that and he casts his gaze towards Yuichi.
"It's nice meeting you, Nakamaru-kun. Hope we'll meet again. Jaa ne." Tatsuya bid his farewell to Yuichi and Yuichi only smiled at Tatsuya as his eyes follows Tatsuya's form until they lost from his sight.
'Shit.! I forgot to take his number.!'
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"You can do it, Koki-kun.! Just try not to scare him off, ne..~" Junno said while he peered behind Koki, see whether the cute guy is here already. While waiting for the said man, Junno busying himself tidying up Koki’s clothes, making sure the other’s appearance is not too exaggerate like before. Koki started to feel nervous and his palm was wet from the sweat he over produced. “You’re making me more nervous, Junno.”
Junno grinned at Koki’s antic. Then he noticed someone is walking towards them and his grin becomes wider. “Good luck, Koki..!” Junno pushed the now blushing Koki towards someone's way. Once he satisfied that Koki can't run away, he quickly hide himself behind the bushes.
"Oi.. What are you doing here.?" Yuichi's voice strucks Junno off guard and he sighs in relief that he hasn't made a noise. He can't ruin Koki's moment now.
"Shusshhh...!" Junno told Yuichi that as he pulls Yuichi to squad down with him behind the bushes. "Koki is trying to give a second try on that cute guy. So, you better don't make any noise. Ah.! There he is.!"
Yuichi's gaze follows the cute petite boy who is now making his way to the same place where Koki is waiting. While Yuichi can clearly see how Koki was sweating madly, waiting for that guy's appearance.
Koki's heartbeat beats frantically when he saw the guy is now making his way to him. 'Yosh, Koki.! It's now or never.! Just try not to be too scary.'
"Anoo..." Koki said once the cute guy passing through him. The guy stopped dead on his track and turns his way towards Koki. There was a scared expression on his face as he saw Koki is now standing in front of him, hovering slightly over him.
"Hey, don't be afraid. I won’t bite anybody." Koki pulls up his hands into the air, signalling that he means no harm. The cute guy sigh in relief but his scared expression is still there.
"What do you want from me.?" his soft voice breaks the silence there. Koki smiles, feeling relieved that the other starts to open up for him.
"I know this may looks weird. But I want to know you better. I want to be friend with you." Koki said straight forward, not wanting to waste any more minute as he afraid the other will runs away again.
"My name is Tanaka Koki." he said as he offered his hand out, trying to create a comfortable scene for that guy.
That guy just looked at the offered hand intently, thinking whether he should or not accept it. He then smiles lovingly towards Koki and shakes the other's hand firmly.
"Kamenashi Kazuya."
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"You shouldn't trust people easily, princess. I can't always be by your side, protecting you all the time. What if that guy got other intention towards you, and I was not there, I wonder what would've happen to you.." Ryo was no babbling towards Tatsuya who is now sitting comfortably on a chair inside his living room. Tatsuya mumbling his mouth without producing any sounds, completely mocking the babbling man in front of him.
“Don’t mocking me. I saw that.” Ryo noticed the other’s childish gesture, and quickly smacked the other’s head. Tatsuya pouts at that and rubbed his abused head. Ryo settled himself on a chair beside Tatsuya, exhaled a very big sigh. Tatsuya looks at the younger man and rolls his eyes in acknowledgement.
“You worried too much, Ryo-chan. I’m fine. Nakamaru-kun is a very good man, I can assure you that. You know, when some people said that they can judge strangers by seeing them at a first glance, they’re not lying. That’s how I see Nakamaru-kun. The way he approached me, the way he speaked to me, the way he smiles, I know he means no harm. Anyway, it’s you the one who ruined our moments back there.” Tatsuya said lovingly while playing with a statue dislayed there in the living room. Ryo’s ears perked up by the last statement Tatsuya made.
“What do you mean by ‘our moments’.?!” Ryo is now was red from head to toe, trying his hard to not to make his way back towards that big nose and beat him to pulp. Tatsuya seems unnoticed by the other’s rage and continues playing with the abused statue, assumed it as his big teddy bear back there in his room.
“Yeah, our moments. We were happily talking and he even saved me from fallen square on my face, and that’s the time you wants to come and interrupt us. How could you.?” Tatsuya pretends to be sulking and he hits the fluffy pillow there with the statue, acting all childish. While on the other side, if stares can burn, the oak chair in front of Ryo can be completely turned into ashes right now just by his stares.
“You trust people too easily, princess.” Ryo said trying to break the silence.
“And you mistook others too easily, midget.”
“I’m now as tall as you. Come to earth, hime.”
“And I’m now is on way to get my boxing’s pro license, Ryo-chan..~”
Their heated conversation was cut off when one of Tatsuya’s maid comes in with a tray of drinks. She makes her way nervously, aware by the stare she got from the two young men. She almost spilled the drink she served to Ryo due to the murderous glance Ryo shot her. Tatsuya rolls his eyes and smacked Ryo not too gently.
“Sorry, Midori-chan. This midget here can be too annoying sometime.” Tatsuya gives her a sweet smile, trying to create a smooth atmosphere there. The maid blushed furiously by that while Ryo squirming at the background, cursing while clutching his abused head.
“Dai…daijobu, Tatsuya-sama. You must be tired, ne. Enjoy your drink.” she said that and quickly bowed, making her way out of the room as fast as her foot could make. While Tatsuya is busy sipping his fresh juice, Ryo steals a glance towards the pretty boy. Tatsuya may looks cheerful and childish now, but there was a tiredness spilled from his eyes.
“You’re still distributing those newspapers out, don’t you..?” Ryo asked casually while sipping his drink. Tatsuya startled by that question, but nodded his head hesitantly, as he knew Ryo never approved that. Giving out the newspapers for free.
Ryo sighs again and closed his eyes tightly, trying to understand the situation now. “Why are you still blaming yourself.?”
Tatsuya understand that question too well. That is the most frequent question Ryo has ever asked him. He hung his head low, allowing his dark copper fringe to cover his forehead. He thinks deeply, trying to understand himself, is he doing all this because of the guilt he still felt almost 5 years ago, or is it because like he had always states; to do kind.?
“Tatsuya, that happened for a reason. It’s not your fault, never will be. You were just trying to follow, not to harm anyone. Everyone knew that, including her.” Ryo tried to coax the other man to lift the guilt out from his life. He knew the other too well, once he felt guilty, it’s hard to make him stop blaming himself.
Tatsuya lift his head up and walks towards the window. He looks at the beautiful garden out there, the chirping bird that is now singing happily, trying to lift up the sad man’s sorrow heart.Tatsuya smiles bitterly, a different kind of smile, a smile that he never faked, the smiles that he has hidden from everyone all this while.
“I don’t know, Ryo. I just…. don’t know anymore…”
A/N : Ryo...?! heheh... sorry, I think I just love Ryo right now.... *get bricked* and sorry for the lack of Maruda's moment here.... I think this chap is more to Ryoda, ne...? promise, next chap will be better..! and for the Kokame moment, I really forgot that I put Akame there instead of Kokame..... so, that's mean, love triangle...! ^^ before I go, I really need to put this as a Maruda's lover......
God, are they trying to kill us fangirls...... Ueda was lying on Nakamaru, and Nakamaru was embracing Ueda......! it'll be heaven if there are only two of them.... but, who cares.... this is the best pic ever and I really love how Koki tried to compete with Nakamaru to get the princess... *typical fangirl*.....
so, I hope you love this chap and sweet comments are always welcomed...!