LOG POST: Niou and Yagyuu
LOG POST: Niou and Yagyuu
So this happened sometime last week. Before Marui and Niou decided to blow up the school. :D Rated...not even PG-13, ahaha. w00t.
Yagyuu: *trudges up to Niou's house and stands in front of the door, and wonders if he should be ridiculous and leave if Niou doesn't answer within three seconds of knocking* *is still indecisive as he knocks twice*
Niou: *takes a lot longer than three seconds because he was listening to his mp3 player and actually only just happened to walk by the door and see Yagyuu* *swings the door open, grinning widely* Yo!
Yagyuu: *curses under his breath* Hi. *rocks back and forth on his feet* So. I'm here. Obviously.
Niou: *raises an eyebrow* I see that. But thanks for confirming it anyway - very helpful, really. *steps to the side, gesturing for Yagyuu to come inside*
Yagyuu: You know how much I enjoy being helpful. *steps inside, toeing his shoes off* It's my personal goal in this relationship.
Niou: To be HELPFUL? *snorts* Well your new goal should be MAKING ME AN EXPERT PIANO PLAYER. *grabs Yagyuu's wrist, dragging him off to the living room*
Yagyuu: Nio--! *scowls as he's dragged off* Are you really serious about making a band?
Niou: Don't you think it'd be fun?? I'm trying to get my parents to buy me a guitar. They haven't given into my demands yet, I'm still working on them - but in the meantime! *makes a GRAND GESTURE at the piano that just happens to be in the corner of the room* You can teach me to read music! That'll get me started.
Yagyuu: Well. We're tennis players, not musicians. *follows Niou's GRAND GESTURE and looks at the piano, then walks towards it* *shoves one hand in his pocket while the other tinkers with the keys* You'll need an attention span that's longer than five minutes, you know.
Niou: We can be tennis players AND musicians. *drags a finger across the top of the piano, picking up a little dust* My sister hasn't played this thing in ages, I don't even know why we got it. *looks at Yagyuu* And I have a VERY GOOD attention span, thank you very much.
Yagyuu: It shows - it's disgustingly out of tune. *sits down on the bench and places his hands on top of the keys* You really, actually want to learn? *looks up and raises an eyebrow at Niou*
Niou: Sure, why not? *leans on the piano* I mean, it's HERE. Might as well get some use out of it.
Yagyuu: *stays silent for a bit* ... *sighs and scoots over, still without saying a word*
Niou: *blinks* ... *grins and plops down next to Yagyuu, shoving his hands in his lap* Alright. TEACH ME.
Yagyuu: Okay. First of all, you need to learn the notes. There are seven of them. A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. *presses each key as he says them* There is no H, or M, or Z.
Niou: *frowns, hitting a random key* And why isn't there an H? There's no N either? There should be an I, O, and U too.
Yagyuu: There aren't enough sounds for 26 letters. *turns and pokes Niou's forehead* And your entire life is an IOU. *returns his attention to the piano, pointing at the black keys* Those are technically two notes in one. *presses a random one* Since this one is above an A, it can be called A-sharp. However, *points to the B-key* it's also below a B, and also goes by B-flat.
Niou: *leans his elbow on the keys, resting his cheek on his chin* So if there aren't enough sounds for 26 letters, why are there alllllll these keys on the piano? And why give them double names, why can't THOSE keys be named after the rest of the alphabet?
Yagyuu: *mouth tightens and he reaches forward, grabbing Niou's arm that's on the piano and pushing it away* Don't do that. *presses the A-key* You're not paying enough attention, Niou-kun. The keyboard has patterns. *presses another key eight notes down* See how they sound the same?
Niou: *scowls, then straightens up and puts on a SERIOUS face* I'm paying attention! I am. *brow furrows* Right, so they sound the same. That means...it's the same note?
Yagyuu: Precisely. A, B, C, D, E, F, G *plays each note as he says them* Then, they start over again. *continues playing up the keyboard* They are the same note, but at different pitches.
Niou: Sooo... *hits each key like Yagyuu just did as he speaks* How the hell are you supposed to know which note to PLAY?
Yagyuu: In written music, there are things called staffs. They are groups of five lines that you write notes on. *spots a sheet of music on the piano and grabs it, placing it onto the stand* See? Those. And on each staff, there will be what is called a clef. This one *points* is called the treble clef, and the other *moves his finger down* is called the bass clef. Hopefully you can tell by their names that higher notes go on the treble staff, and low notes on the bass staff.
Niou: .......Uh-huh. *stares at the music* ... *tips his head to the side a bit* ..... *chews on his bottom lip* ...Say that one more time?
Yagyuu: ... Okay. Terms can come later. This *runs his hand along the staff* is where notes are written, as you can see. Notes are both written on the line, and in between them. Each line and space are for a specific note. This line *points to one* is for G, but not just any, but this one here. *plays the corresponding key* Therefore, this note will always be written on this line. *glances at Niou* That's how you know which note to play.
Niou: *nods* Right. So...right. Okay, so every note has its own line. Got it. And I have to memorize them all, yeah? *leans in to look at the sheet of music, then glances back at Yagyuu, eyebrows raised*
Yagyuu: Hmm, yes. But notes are different depending on which staff they're written on. While that line might be G in treble clef, in this one, it's actually B.
Niou: …What. *wrinkles his nose* Why - oh my god. This is way more complicated than I thought it would be.
Yagyuu: Did you think it would be easy? Anyway, like you said, it's all memorization and it's not as horrible as memorizing physics equations.
Niou: Actually, yes. I did. I thought it’d be simple. *huffs and hits a few keys, then pauses and looks at Yagyuu* Play something.
Yagyuu: Eh? *looks at Niou, mouth slightly open* Play something? I stopped taking lessons when I was twelve.
Niou: *raises an eyebrow* So? You can obviously still read music.
Yagyuu: That doesn't mean I'm any good though. Anyone with basic training can read music.
Niou: Whatever, you could play Mary Had a Little Lamb for all I care, I just wanna hear you play!
Yagyuu: *fixes his glasses* I was only taught classical pieces.
Niou: *starts to lean his elbow on the piano keys again, but then catches himself and just crosses his arms instead* Well. Even better. *grins*
Yagyuu: *places both hands on the keys* I'll most likely mess up.
Niou: It's not like I'd be able to tell. *looks at him expectantly*
Yagyuu: Most people can tell when a note doesn't sound right. *glances at Niou again, then sighs* Alright. Just, don't expect anything amazing.
Niou: Well I'll pretend then. *bumps his shoulder against Yagyuu's* Go on. I promise to be impressed.
Yagyuu: *furrows his brow and chews on his lip nervously, then takes a deep breath then starts playing slowly, keeping his eyes on his hands and the keys, tongue slipping out every once in a while in concentration*
Niou: *eyes widen slightly when Yagyuu starts playing, vaguely recognizing the music but unable to put a name to it* *keeps watching Yagyuu intently, eyes going back and forth between his hands and his face before stopping on the latter, jaw dropping open a bit as he continues to listen to him play*
Yagyuu: *plays for another minute or two, completely oblivious to Niou watching him, too busy trying not to screw up* *eventually slows his playing to a stop, but keeps his hands on the keys, turning his head to look at Niou* That's all I remember.
Niou: *doesn't notice that the music's stopped until Yagyuu speaks, then blinks a couple times as he focuses again, and swallows* Yagyuu... *throws an arm around the back of Yagyuu's neck abruptly, leaning forward to kiss him, then pulls back and beams at him* Play something else!
Yagyuu: Umm... *looks at Niou a bit wide-eyed* I don't really... remember much else. *tinkers around* Was that one okay? It was a little choppy, wasn't it? I completely forgot the slur in the first section and pretty much decimated the decrescendos. *blabbers*
Niou: I don't even know what the hell a decrescendo is - Yagyuu, that was AWESOME. *pokes him in the side* I should've made you play for me ages ago. *starts digging through the random piles of STUFF around the piano* Maybe some of my sister's old sheet music is here, you could play some of that!
Yagyuu: *protests weakly* Niou-kun, wait - my sight-reading is really horrible. You don't want to hear it, I'm sure. *reaches over and wraps his arms around Niou's waist, tugging him back down onto the bench*
Niou: You sure? I think I just found Titanic. *grins like a dork and holds up 'My Heart Will Go On' music, then tosses it off to the side* I'm kidding. *leans into Yagyuu a bit* Teach me to play something easy.
Yagyuu: *eyes widen briefly in horror before he visibly relaxes* Hm. *takes Niou's right hand and places it on the keyboard, then puts his own hand on top* You can impress everyone by playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It's the first thing I ever learned. *begins playing very slowly, pressing on Niou's fingers*
Niou: *blinks, looking down at their hands and barely even listening to the music as he watches Yagyuu guide his fingers across the keys instead* *speaks faintly* Well that one’s not too complicated…
Yagyuu: *oblivious and thinks Niou is paying attention* *teases slightly* It shouldn't be if four year olds can manage to learn it. *keeps repeating the song* Are you memorizing some of it yet?
Niou: Er. *jerks his gaze up to Yagyuu* Memorizing - OH. Right. Yeah, memorizing. Am doing. *looks back at their hands, actually concentrating this time, trying to get used to the pattern and listening to the sound each note makes*
Yagyuu: *raises an eyebrow at Niou, then smiles to himself, continuing to lead Niou's hand over the keys* *eventually plays almost as if on auto-pilot as he repeats and repeats, head lolling to the side and onto Niou's shoulder as he watches their hands lazily*
Niou: *picks it up pretty quickly once he's actually paying attention, and is soon playing along without Yagyuu's help, even if Yagyuu's hands are still on his* *rests his head on Yagyuu's, playing for a little longer until eventually he slows down and trails off to a stop, eyes still on their hands*
Yagyuu: *speaks quietly, as if just woken from a nap* You learned that faster than I did. *lifts his hand to trace the outline of Niou's with a finger, returning it to its original position afterwards* Maybe you're destined for something other than tennis greatness after all.
Niou: *snorts lightly* Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is hardly what I would call impressive. *plays it again anyway* Not like what you were playing earlier. THAT was cool.
Yagyuu: Hmm. *turns his head slightly and looks up at Niou* If I tell you to sit on my lap, would you do it without question?
Niou: *answers without thinking* Most definitely. *pauses* ...Wait, what?
Yagyuu: *detaches himself from Niou and prods him lightly* Get up.
Niou: .... *stands*
Yagyuu: *scoots the bench back a bit, then moves to sit at the center again* *looks at Niou* This would be me er, telling you. To sit.
Niou: *raises his eyebrows* No, really? *chews on his lip for a second before shrugging and sitting carefully on Yagyuu's lap* ...If my brother walks in, I was choking on a chip and you're giving me the Heimlich Maneuver.
Yagyuu: Don't worry, I'll keep your dignity intact. It isn't as if I'm your boyfriend or anything and sitting on each others' laps is normal. *places his hands on the keys, peeking over Niou's shoulder* Put your hands on mine.
Niou: They don’t KNOW you’re my boyfriend. *puts his hands on Yagyuu’s, lining up their fingers* Is this even comfortable for you? *turns his head to glance back at Yagyuu, shooting him a questioning look*
Yagyuu: It's fine, I can handle your -- *pauses, brow furrowing, then frowns just the slightest* Wait, did you say...? I mean. *just kind of looks at Niou, taken aback slightly*
Niou: *blinks* Did I say...what? *eyes widen slightly at the look on Yagyuu's face*
Yagyuu: *opens and closes his mouth a few times before finally getting it to work* Us, your parents - telling - *makes a frustrated noise, then breathes deeply and tries again* What do you mean they don't know?
Niou: *furrows his brow* ...Why would they know? *laughs shortly* Why would I TELL them? That's - I mean, do YOUR parents know?
Yagyuu: I... why - of course they do! They're my PARENTS. *chews on his lip, looking away briefly and speaking quietly* Why wouldn't you tell yours?
Niou: ...........Wait, hang on - your parents seriously know? *turns slightly in Yagyuu's lap so he can face him better* Your parents actually, seriously know? Oh my god - why?? HOW?!
Yagyuu: *gets slightly angry* In case you hadn't noticed, Niou-kun, you're not the quietest person in the world! It'd be a miracle if they didn't! *presses his mouth together and glares away from him*
Niou: *gets angry because Yagyuu's angry* I can be quiet! And what's that got to do with anything? It's not like I told them-- *sucks in a breath suddenly, eyes going wide as he grabs Yagyuu's arm* ...Oh no. No, no, no, PLEASE tell me you're not saying what I think you're saying.
Yagyuu: *has no idea what Niou is talking about but pretends like he does anyway* *turns his head back to glare at Niou directly* So what if I am? Is there a problem with that? *jerks his hands back and points a finger in Niou's face* You know - god, this is just like you!
Niou: *blushes across his nose and cheeks* Is there a problem if they overheard us? Uh, YEAH, I'd say so! *smacks Yagyuu's hand out of his face* What'd I do??
Yagyuu: *blinks* Oh. That. Well - *sputters a little* No, so what? Yeah, they heard, okay? You don't have to sound so ASHAMED about all of it! I'll go home and soundproof my room just for you since it's just SO HORRIBLE.
Niou: ...Oh my god. *groans, burying his face in his hands* I'm never going to be able to look your mom in the eyes again. *reaches out and blindly shoves at Yagyuu's shoulder* And I'm not ASHAMED of it, what makes you think that? It's just - EMBARRASSING.
Yagyuu: *verbally keysmashes, then shoves Niou off of him by his hips, scooting as far away as he can on the tiny bench* Well, I'm SORRY that we're too EMBARRASSING for you. *swings his legs around the end of the bench and sits with his back to Niou*
Niou: *topples off onto the other side of the bench, eyes going wide* What - NO. That's not. *makes a frustrated sound and slides over so he's right behind Yagyuu, putting his hands on his shoulders and trying to turn him so he can look at his face* It's embarrassing that your parents heard us, not- Yagyuu, I'm not embarrassed of YOU.
Yagyuu: *shrugs Niou's hands off roughly* Whatever, Niou-kun. Maybe I didn't go running to my parents telling them that we were going out the second that you asked, but I don't make up stupid excuses like the HEIMLICH MANEUVER either.
Niou: *scoffs* No, that was for my BROTHER. There's no way my parents would have fallen for that. *tries putting his hands back on Yagyuu's shoulders* We would have had to tell THEM we accidentally sewed our pants together or something.
Yagyuu: *whirls around this time, staring wide-eyed at Niou* Sewed our pants together?! Instead of just telling them the truth, you'd tell them something even MORE ridiculous, like SEWING OUR PANTS TOGETHER?! *pushes Niou's hands away again* Oh my GOD.
Niou: Heh... *winces, holding his hands up defensively* It was a joke. I was kidding. *drops his hands into his lap, frowning at Yagyuu* Why is this such a big deal to you?
Yagyuu: ... *is speechless for a few seconds* Are you... seriously asking that?
Niou: ...Well, I mean. *shifts uncomfortably, saying softly* They're just my parents, it's not really any of their business. *brightens for a second* I think my sister knows! *then frowns again* She says we're cute.
Yagyuu: *smiles a little at the last part, but hides it quickly* ... Even if it isn't. That doesn't mean you should deny it.
Niou: I haven't denied it. *shrugs* It's not like they've ASKED. I just...haven't ever brought it up!
Yagyuu: *chews on his lip briefly* If I asked you to tell them right now, would you?
Niou: *tenses up* ...Don't.
Yagyuu: *stares at Niou in disbelief, and curls his hands into fists at his sides* *takes a slow, deep breath, then nods faintly* ... Right.
Niou: ...Yagyuu. *opens his mouth to say something, then hesitates* Just...why do I have to tell them? Why does it MATTER?
Yagyuu: I guess it doesn't. *forces a smile onto his face and looks up at Niou* It's fine. Forget I brought it up. *waves his hand half-heartedly between them, then turns back towards the piano* Did you want to learn something else?
Niou: ... *reaches out and grabs Yagyuu's arm, looking at him seriously* Don't do that.
Yagyuu: *tenses, but doesn't meet Niou's eyes, speaking quietly* I said it's fine. It's actually really stupid, isn't it? *laughs shortly* Look, seriously, forget about it. *puts his hands on the keys, but doesn't play anything*
Niou: *sighs and starts hitting a random key* It's not stupid and I'm not forgetting about it because it obviously bothers you. *hits like five keys at once* Look, I just don't know how they'd...react.
Yagyuu: *eyes widen a little as he continues to stare at the keys* ... Would they... not like it?
Niou: I don't know! *turns sideways on the bench to look at Yagyuu* I have no idea, I don't know WHAT they'd do. They like you, I know that! But - this. *waves between the two of them* The...two guys...thing. *releases a breath* I don't know. Maybe they wouldn't care.
Yagyuu: *swallows and bites down on his lip, frowning deeply* *looks at Niou suddenly, speaking a little breathlessly* But your family's always been - I mean, they just seemed--! I really don't think they'd do anything - they're open-minded, aren't they?! *opens his mouth as if to continue, but just lets his shoulders sag as he sighs*
Niou: *glances off to the side, slouching over* They’re probably open-minded about stuff. Maybe. Most things. *fiddles with his rattail absently* I’ve never had the - you know… *uses air quotes* being gay issue come up with them. I don’t know how they feel about it. *frowns, then clears his throat* Not that I CARE what they think, I mean - I’ll do what I want. So. *shrugs*
Yagyuu: *gawks at Niou* What do you mean, you don't care?! You SHOULD care! They're your parents! They feed you and buy you clothes and - and - *grabs Niou's shoulders tightly, shaking him a little* they give you money for ramen! *loosens his grip a bit* ... Don't you want them to know or anything?
Niou: *stares back at Yagyuu, eyes narrowed slightly* If they're going to be disgusted with it or - or disapproving or tell me it has to stop, then no! No, I don't want them to know! What if- *gasps, gripping Yagyuu's arm* What if they DISOWN me or something? Then I'd have no clothes, no food, and no RAMEN MONEY.
Yagyuu: Do you actually know that? Have they said certain things? It's just, I mean - they wouldn't really be that... cruel right? If they didn't! I'm not saying they do! I'm only--! *swallows hard and scoots a bit closer, head lowered* ... I'd make my parents let you come live with us. Or something.
Niou: *brushes some of the hair off Yagyuu's forehead, grinning a little* I practically live at your place anyway. *leans back on his hands* They haven't said anything about...ANYTHING. They don't have a clue. Totally oblivious! I mean, it's not like I'm obvious about it. *sits up suddenly, eyes widening* ...I'm not obvious, right?
Yagyuu: *leans into Niou a bit* No, I guess not. Unless you gape openly at other boys and fail to tell me about it. *looks up suddenly* Which ISN'T OKAY, just so we're clear. *eyes widen suddenly* What if they start introducing you to other girls?!
Niou: We're clear! Very clear. CRYSTAL clear. It's SO not my fault where my eyes go in the locker room. *pauses* ...Which is...always straight to you! Obviously. *coughs* My parents aren’t going to set me up with any girls. They haven’t ever before, why start now?
Yagyuu: ... *blushes faintly, ducking his head again* *mumbles* You could be a little less obvious in the locker room, though. *grabs Niou's hand with both of his loosely, playing with fingers and tracing his palm* They'll start wondering soon, won't they? Ask you why you haven't brought a girl home yet.
Niou: *watches Yagyuu's hands on his* I don't HAVE to have a girlfriend. It's totally normal for me not to, not all guys our age do! *threads their fingers and doesn't look up* They won't suspect a thing.
Yagyuu: I said eventually. And parents will ask. They're just... stupidly nosy like that. *presses his palm against Niou's with their fingers facing opposite directions* It's just. You shouldn't ignore it.
Niou: Maybe...I should just let them find out like YOUR parents found out. *brightens* We can just be really noisy! *drops his voice and tries to look totally SERIOUS* Make out with me. And groan a lot.
Yagyuu: *mouth opens and closes a few times in shock* Niou-kun! I'm being serious! Why can't you be serious about it too?!
Niou: *makes a frustrated sound and stands up abruptly, taking a few steps away from the piano* Yagyuu...look. I'll tell them when I tell them, okay??
Yagyuu: Well, when is that going to be? Tomorrow? Next month? In a couple of YEARS?
Niou: *shoves his hands into his pockets, shrugging* Well assuming they're not in the kitchen listening to this entire conversation... *sighs, chewing on his lip and plopping back down onto the bench again* Soon?
Yagyuu: *doesn't reply to Niou for a bit, then speaks quietly as he plays with the hem of his shirt nervously* So, what? *shrugs* I have to act like I'm just the doubles partner whenever I come over?
Niou: *hesitates* Not - no. You can act however you want. We don't have to hide it, but we don't have to FLAUNT it either. *taps his fingers against his knee restlessly* Just don't kiss me in front of them. Yet. I guess... *trails off uncertainly*
Yagyuu: *feels DEFIANT* What if - what if I don't want to do that? Or, I mean - what if I want to kiss you whenever I want? *points at the door* What if I want to drag you into the kitchen or WHEREVER your parents are right now and KISS YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM???
Niou: *calmly* Then I would have to kill you. *scowls* I don’t kiss you in front of your parents! Then again I assumed they didn’t know…but STILL.
Yagyuu: *recoils a bit* ...You just said no to kissing. You're actually really serious about it.
Niou: ...I only said no to kissing in FRONT of them. That's not no to ALL kissing! *sighs* I said I'd tell them, didn't I? So I will! Just don't...force it.
Yagyuu: *chews on his lip thoughtfully then scoots closer again, resting his chin on Niou's shoulder* Sorry. I'm not trying to be. It's just - it's fine. *smiles encouragingly* Your mom probably already knows! Moms are creepy like that sometimes, right?
Niou: ………… *shoots Yagyuu a horrified look* Do you think she does?? Oh my god. What if she does and she told my DAD? *eyes go wide* That - no. No, no, no. Not possible.
Yagyuu: *brow furrows and he wraps his arms around Niou's waist loosely* Niou-kun, why are you so scared about this? You don't even know if they'd be angry or not.
Niou: *scoffs* I'm not - SCARED. *leans against Yagyuu slightly* I just...I don't know. *shifty eyes* I should just tell them and get it over with.
Yagyuu: Only if you want to. Ignore all the stuff I said before. They're your parents so you obviously know them better. *lays his head on Niou's shoulder* I'm just... maybe feeling selfish. Or something.
Niou: No, you're probably right, though. I'm their son, they can't hate me, right? *groans* I'm being pathetic. God. *steels himself* I'm going to tell them.
Yagyuu: *blinks and draws back a little* ... Really? Are you sure? I mean... right now?
Niou: Er. *opens his mouth and closes it a few times* ...Maybe. Right now. Or later tonight. *pauses* Or tomorrow.
Yagyuu: *shakes his head, then smiles, returning his head to Niou's shoulder* Later is fine. I kind of rather do this right now.
Niou: ... *grins, resting his head against Yagyuu's* This is good. You can teach me to play something else, too.
Yagyuu: The only other easy one I remember is Mary Had a Little Lamb. I think that's even girlier than Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Niou: Psh, girly. It's not like I'm going to play these for anyone else.
Yagyuu: Well then, I love being serenaded with nursery rhymes. *raises a hand onto the keys and plays Mary Had a Little Lame choppily*
Niou: You're the exception. *watches Yagyuu's hand* I'll play them for you.
Yagyuu: *sneaks in a kiss on Niou's jaw* You're so talented.
Niou: Obviously. *smirks, then puts his hand on the keys too* Okay, let me try.
Yagyuu: *rests his hand on Niou's like before and starts playing again* You should give up the band and play classical music for the rest of your life. You can have legions of old ladies as your fanbase.
Niou: *rolls eyes* Which is just what I want, of course. My grandmother would be SO pleased. *lets Yagyuu guide him through the notes* I wouldn't mind actually being able to play, though. It's...kinda nice.
Yagyuu: *nods, taking away his hand and sliding it up Niou's arm* It actually suits you. *snorts softly* Surprisingly.
Niou: *keeps playing, but grins a little* You'll have to keep giving me lessons.
Yagyuu: For free? *rolls his eyes* Please.
Niou: *raises his eyebrows, shooting Yagyuu a look* I'm sure I could think of a way to...pay you.
Yagyuu: *blinks, then smirks slightly* Are you sure? I could charge extremely high rates.
Niou: *shrugs and switches to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star again* I don't think that'll be a problem.
Yagyuu: If you say so then. *relaxes against Niou, closing his eyes and listening to him play*
Niou: I say so. *slows down a little, but keeps playing softly*
Yagyuu: *mumbles* Okay. *yawns and clings tighter*
Niou: *pauses, glancing at Yagyuu* *smiles softly and slips his free arm around his waist, then resumes playing with his other hand*
Yagyuu: *opens his eyes again and grins up at Niou, raising his head briefly to kiss the corner of Niou's mouth for a few seconds*
Niou: *tenses for a split second, eyes darting to the entrance of the room, but then scowls inwardly at himself and turns his head to catch Yagyuu's lips in a soft kiss*
Yagyuu: *smiles into the kiss before drawing back slowly* *grabs Niou's hand as he pulls away and stands up* Come on, it's already been over an hour. You're probably starving again.
Niou: ... *beams* You know me so well. *stands up too, giving Yagyuu's hand a squeeze*
Yagyuu: No, your stomach is just loud enough to disrupt the entire neighborhood. *drags him towards the door then pauses and looks down at their hands*
Niou: I'm a growing boy, I need sustenance! *was trailing after Yagyuu and bumps into him when he stops* ...What?
Yagyuu: Nothing. Just. *swings their hands up once*
Niou: ...Heh. *opens the door and pulls Yagyuu outside, holding onto his hand tightly* I told you I wasn't ashamed of it. Ramen?
Yagyuu: ... *smiles widely as he follows, then catches up and knocks his shoulder against Niou's* Of course ramen.
Niou: *grins, bumping his shoulder back* I'll even pay this time.
Yagyuu: Wow, so chivalrous. I really can't contain my excitement.
Niou: *snorts* Shut up and enjoy this rare occurrence of me actually having money in my wallet. *drags Yagyuu off down the street!*
Yagyuu: Yeah, yeah. *makes a face at him, but follows obediently enough because RAMEN!*
Niou: *ramen is the food of GODS*
Yagyuu: *... and D1 are clearly GODS?*
Niou: *of course :|*
Yagyuu: *works for Yagyuu!*
Niou: *smart boy!*
END
So this happened sometime last week. Before Marui and Niou decided to blow up the school. :D Rated...not even PG-13, ahaha. w00t.
Yagyuu: *trudges up to Niou's house and stands in front of the door, and wonders if he should be ridiculous and leave if Niou doesn't answer within three seconds of knocking* *is still indecisive as he knocks twice*
Niou: *takes a lot longer than three seconds because he was listening to his mp3 player and actually only just happened to walk by the door and see Yagyuu* *swings the door open, grinning widely* Yo!
Yagyuu: *curses under his breath* Hi. *rocks back and forth on his feet* So. I'm here. Obviously.
Niou: *raises an eyebrow* I see that. But thanks for confirming it anyway - very helpful, really. *steps to the side, gesturing for Yagyuu to come inside*
Yagyuu: You know how much I enjoy being helpful. *steps inside, toeing his shoes off* It's my personal goal in this relationship.
Niou: To be HELPFUL? *snorts* Well your new goal should be MAKING ME AN EXPERT PIANO PLAYER. *grabs Yagyuu's wrist, dragging him off to the living room*
Yagyuu: Nio--! *scowls as he's dragged off* Are you really serious about making a band?
Niou: Don't you think it'd be fun?? I'm trying to get my parents to buy me a guitar. They haven't given into my demands yet, I'm still working on them - but in the meantime! *makes a GRAND GESTURE at the piano that just happens to be in the corner of the room* You can teach me to read music! That'll get me started.
Yagyuu: Well. We're tennis players, not musicians. *follows Niou's GRAND GESTURE and looks at the piano, then walks towards it* *shoves one hand in his pocket while the other tinkers with the keys* You'll need an attention span that's longer than five minutes, you know.
Niou: We can be tennis players AND musicians. *drags a finger across the top of the piano, picking up a little dust* My sister hasn't played this thing in ages, I don't even know why we got it. *looks at Yagyuu* And I have a VERY GOOD attention span, thank you very much.
Yagyuu: It shows - it's disgustingly out of tune. *sits down on the bench and places his hands on top of the keys* You really, actually want to learn? *looks up and raises an eyebrow at Niou*
Niou: Sure, why not? *leans on the piano* I mean, it's HERE. Might as well get some use out of it.
Yagyuu: *stays silent for a bit* ... *sighs and scoots over, still without saying a word*
Niou: *blinks* ... *grins and plops down next to Yagyuu, shoving his hands in his lap* Alright. TEACH ME.
Yagyuu: Okay. First of all, you need to learn the notes. There are seven of them. A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. *presses each key as he says them* There is no H, or M, or Z.
Niou: *frowns, hitting a random key* And why isn't there an H? There's no N either? There should be an I, O, and U too.
Yagyuu: There aren't enough sounds for 26 letters. *turns and pokes Niou's forehead* And your entire life is an IOU. *returns his attention to the piano, pointing at the black keys* Those are technically two notes in one. *presses a random one* Since this one is above an A, it can be called A-sharp. However, *points to the B-key* it's also below a B, and also goes by B-flat.
Niou: *leans his elbow on the keys, resting his cheek on his chin* So if there aren't enough sounds for 26 letters, why are there alllllll these keys on the piano? And why give them double names, why can't THOSE keys be named after the rest of the alphabet?
Yagyuu: *mouth tightens and he reaches forward, grabbing Niou's arm that's on the piano and pushing it away* Don't do that. *presses the A-key* You're not paying enough attention, Niou-kun. The keyboard has patterns. *presses another key eight notes down* See how they sound the same?
Niou: *scowls, then straightens up and puts on a SERIOUS face* I'm paying attention! I am. *brow furrows* Right, so they sound the same. That means...it's the same note?
Yagyuu: Precisely. A, B, C, D, E, F, G *plays each note as he says them* Then, they start over again. *continues playing up the keyboard* They are the same note, but at different pitches.
Niou: Sooo... *hits each key like Yagyuu just did as he speaks* How the hell are you supposed to know which note to PLAY?
Yagyuu: In written music, there are things called staffs. They are groups of five lines that you write notes on. *spots a sheet of music on the piano and grabs it, placing it onto the stand* See? Those. And on each staff, there will be what is called a clef. This one *points* is called the treble clef, and the other *moves his finger down* is called the bass clef. Hopefully you can tell by their names that higher notes go on the treble staff, and low notes on the bass staff.
Niou: .......Uh-huh. *stares at the music* ... *tips his head to the side a bit* ..... *chews on his bottom lip* ...Say that one more time?
Yagyuu: ... Okay. Terms can come later. This *runs his hand along the staff* is where notes are written, as you can see. Notes are both written on the line, and in between them. Each line and space are for a specific note. This line *points to one* is for G, but not just any, but this one here. *plays the corresponding key* Therefore, this note will always be written on this line. *glances at Niou* That's how you know which note to play.
Niou: *nods* Right. So...right. Okay, so every note has its own line. Got it. And I have to memorize them all, yeah? *leans in to look at the sheet of music, then glances back at Yagyuu, eyebrows raised*
Yagyuu: Hmm, yes. But notes are different depending on which staff they're written on. While that line might be G in treble clef, in this one, it's actually B.
Niou: …What. *wrinkles his nose* Why - oh my god. This is way more complicated than I thought it would be.
Yagyuu: Did you think it would be easy? Anyway, like you said, it's all memorization and it's not as horrible as memorizing physics equations.
Niou: Actually, yes. I did. I thought it’d be simple. *huffs and hits a few keys, then pauses and looks at Yagyuu* Play something.
Yagyuu: Eh? *looks at Niou, mouth slightly open* Play something? I stopped taking lessons when I was twelve.
Niou: *raises an eyebrow* So? You can obviously still read music.
Yagyuu: That doesn't mean I'm any good though. Anyone with basic training can read music.
Niou: Whatever, you could play Mary Had a Little Lamb for all I care, I just wanna hear you play!
Yagyuu: *fixes his glasses* I was only taught classical pieces.
Niou: *starts to lean his elbow on the piano keys again, but then catches himself and just crosses his arms instead* Well. Even better. *grins*
Yagyuu: *places both hands on the keys* I'll most likely mess up.
Niou: It's not like I'd be able to tell. *looks at him expectantly*
Yagyuu: Most people can tell when a note doesn't sound right. *glances at Niou again, then sighs* Alright. Just, don't expect anything amazing.
Niou: Well I'll pretend then. *bumps his shoulder against Yagyuu's* Go on. I promise to be impressed.
Yagyuu: *furrows his brow and chews on his lip nervously, then takes a deep breath then starts playing slowly, keeping his eyes on his hands and the keys, tongue slipping out every once in a while in concentration*
Niou: *eyes widen slightly when Yagyuu starts playing, vaguely recognizing the music but unable to put a name to it* *keeps watching Yagyuu intently, eyes going back and forth between his hands and his face before stopping on the latter, jaw dropping open a bit as he continues to listen to him play*
Yagyuu: *plays for another minute or two, completely oblivious to Niou watching him, too busy trying not to screw up* *eventually slows his playing to a stop, but keeps his hands on the keys, turning his head to look at Niou* That's all I remember.
Niou: *doesn't notice that the music's stopped until Yagyuu speaks, then blinks a couple times as he focuses again, and swallows* Yagyuu... *throws an arm around the back of Yagyuu's neck abruptly, leaning forward to kiss him, then pulls back and beams at him* Play something else!
Yagyuu: Umm... *looks at Niou a bit wide-eyed* I don't really... remember much else. *tinkers around* Was that one okay? It was a little choppy, wasn't it? I completely forgot the slur in the first section and pretty much decimated the decrescendos. *blabbers*
Niou: I don't even know what the hell a decrescendo is - Yagyuu, that was AWESOME. *pokes him in the side* I should've made you play for me ages ago. *starts digging through the random piles of STUFF around the piano* Maybe some of my sister's old sheet music is here, you could play some of that!
Yagyuu: *protests weakly* Niou-kun, wait - my sight-reading is really horrible. You don't want to hear it, I'm sure. *reaches over and wraps his arms around Niou's waist, tugging him back down onto the bench*
Niou: You sure? I think I just found Titanic. *grins like a dork and holds up 'My Heart Will Go On' music, then tosses it off to the side* I'm kidding. *leans into Yagyuu a bit* Teach me to play something easy.
Yagyuu: *eyes widen briefly in horror before he visibly relaxes* Hm. *takes Niou's right hand and places it on the keyboard, then puts his own hand on top* You can impress everyone by playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It's the first thing I ever learned. *begins playing very slowly, pressing on Niou's fingers*
Niou: *blinks, looking down at their hands and barely even listening to the music as he watches Yagyuu guide his fingers across the keys instead* *speaks faintly* Well that one’s not too complicated…
Yagyuu: *oblivious and thinks Niou is paying attention* *teases slightly* It shouldn't be if four year olds can manage to learn it. *keeps repeating the song* Are you memorizing some of it yet?
Niou: Er. *jerks his gaze up to Yagyuu* Memorizing - OH. Right. Yeah, memorizing. Am doing. *looks back at their hands, actually concentrating this time, trying to get used to the pattern and listening to the sound each note makes*
Yagyuu: *raises an eyebrow at Niou, then smiles to himself, continuing to lead Niou's hand over the keys* *eventually plays almost as if on auto-pilot as he repeats and repeats, head lolling to the side and onto Niou's shoulder as he watches their hands lazily*
Niou: *picks it up pretty quickly once he's actually paying attention, and is soon playing along without Yagyuu's help, even if Yagyuu's hands are still on his* *rests his head on Yagyuu's, playing for a little longer until eventually he slows down and trails off to a stop, eyes still on their hands*
Yagyuu: *speaks quietly, as if just woken from a nap* You learned that faster than I did. *lifts his hand to trace the outline of Niou's with a finger, returning it to its original position afterwards* Maybe you're destined for something other than tennis greatness after all.
Niou: *snorts lightly* Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is hardly what I would call impressive. *plays it again anyway* Not like what you were playing earlier. THAT was cool.
Yagyuu: Hmm. *turns his head slightly and looks up at Niou* If I tell you to sit on my lap, would you do it without question?
Niou: *answers without thinking* Most definitely. *pauses* ...Wait, what?
Yagyuu: *detaches himself from Niou and prods him lightly* Get up.
Niou: .... *stands*
Yagyuu: *scoots the bench back a bit, then moves to sit at the center again* *looks at Niou* This would be me er, telling you. To sit.
Niou: *raises his eyebrows* No, really? *chews on his lip for a second before shrugging and sitting carefully on Yagyuu's lap* ...If my brother walks in, I was choking on a chip and you're giving me the Heimlich Maneuver.
Yagyuu: Don't worry, I'll keep your dignity intact. It isn't as if I'm your boyfriend or anything and sitting on each others' laps is normal. *places his hands on the keys, peeking over Niou's shoulder* Put your hands on mine.
Niou: They don’t KNOW you’re my boyfriend. *puts his hands on Yagyuu’s, lining up their fingers* Is this even comfortable for you? *turns his head to glance back at Yagyuu, shooting him a questioning look*
Yagyuu: It's fine, I can handle your -- *pauses, brow furrowing, then frowns just the slightest* Wait, did you say...? I mean. *just kind of looks at Niou, taken aback slightly*
Niou: *blinks* Did I say...what? *eyes widen slightly at the look on Yagyuu's face*
Yagyuu: *opens and closes his mouth a few times before finally getting it to work* Us, your parents - telling - *makes a frustrated noise, then breathes deeply and tries again* What do you mean they don't know?
Niou: *furrows his brow* ...Why would they know? *laughs shortly* Why would I TELL them? That's - I mean, do YOUR parents know?
Yagyuu: I... why - of course they do! They're my PARENTS. *chews on his lip, looking away briefly and speaking quietly* Why wouldn't you tell yours?
Niou: ...........Wait, hang on - your parents seriously know? *turns slightly in Yagyuu's lap so he can face him better* Your parents actually, seriously know? Oh my god - why?? HOW?!
Yagyuu: *gets slightly angry* In case you hadn't noticed, Niou-kun, you're not the quietest person in the world! It'd be a miracle if they didn't! *presses his mouth together and glares away from him*
Niou: *gets angry because Yagyuu's angry* I can be quiet! And what's that got to do with anything? It's not like I told them-- *sucks in a breath suddenly, eyes going wide as he grabs Yagyuu's arm* ...Oh no. No, no, no, PLEASE tell me you're not saying what I think you're saying.
Yagyuu: *has no idea what Niou is talking about but pretends like he does anyway* *turns his head back to glare at Niou directly* So what if I am? Is there a problem with that? *jerks his hands back and points a finger in Niou's face* You know - god, this is just like you!
Niou: *blushes across his nose and cheeks* Is there a problem if they overheard us? Uh, YEAH, I'd say so! *smacks Yagyuu's hand out of his face* What'd I do??
Yagyuu: *blinks* Oh. That. Well - *sputters a little* No, so what? Yeah, they heard, okay? You don't have to sound so ASHAMED about all of it! I'll go home and soundproof my room just for you since it's just SO HORRIBLE.
Niou: ...Oh my god. *groans, burying his face in his hands* I'm never going to be able to look your mom in the eyes again. *reaches out and blindly shoves at Yagyuu's shoulder* And I'm not ASHAMED of it, what makes you think that? It's just - EMBARRASSING.
Yagyuu: *verbally keysmashes, then shoves Niou off of him by his hips, scooting as far away as he can on the tiny bench* Well, I'm SORRY that we're too EMBARRASSING for you. *swings his legs around the end of the bench and sits with his back to Niou*
Niou: *topples off onto the other side of the bench, eyes going wide* What - NO. That's not. *makes a frustrated sound and slides over so he's right behind Yagyuu, putting his hands on his shoulders and trying to turn him so he can look at his face* It's embarrassing that your parents heard us, not- Yagyuu, I'm not embarrassed of YOU.
Yagyuu: *shrugs Niou's hands off roughly* Whatever, Niou-kun. Maybe I didn't go running to my parents telling them that we were going out the second that you asked, but I don't make up stupid excuses like the HEIMLICH MANEUVER either.
Niou: *scoffs* No, that was for my BROTHER. There's no way my parents would have fallen for that. *tries putting his hands back on Yagyuu's shoulders* We would have had to tell THEM we accidentally sewed our pants together or something.
Yagyuu: *whirls around this time, staring wide-eyed at Niou* Sewed our pants together?! Instead of just telling them the truth, you'd tell them something even MORE ridiculous, like SEWING OUR PANTS TOGETHER?! *pushes Niou's hands away again* Oh my GOD.
Niou: Heh... *winces, holding his hands up defensively* It was a joke. I was kidding. *drops his hands into his lap, frowning at Yagyuu* Why is this such a big deal to you?
Yagyuu: ... *is speechless for a few seconds* Are you... seriously asking that?
Niou: ...Well, I mean. *shifts uncomfortably, saying softly* They're just my parents, it's not really any of their business. *brightens for a second* I think my sister knows! *then frowns again* She says we're cute.
Yagyuu: *smiles a little at the last part, but hides it quickly* ... Even if it isn't. That doesn't mean you should deny it.
Niou: I haven't denied it. *shrugs* It's not like they've ASKED. I just...haven't ever brought it up!
Yagyuu: *chews on his lip briefly* If I asked you to tell them right now, would you?
Niou: *tenses up* ...Don't.
Yagyuu: *stares at Niou in disbelief, and curls his hands into fists at his sides* *takes a slow, deep breath, then nods faintly* ... Right.
Niou: ...Yagyuu. *opens his mouth to say something, then hesitates* Just...why do I have to tell them? Why does it MATTER?
Yagyuu: I guess it doesn't. *forces a smile onto his face and looks up at Niou* It's fine. Forget I brought it up. *waves his hand half-heartedly between them, then turns back towards the piano* Did you want to learn something else?
Niou: ... *reaches out and grabs Yagyuu's arm, looking at him seriously* Don't do that.
Yagyuu: *tenses, but doesn't meet Niou's eyes, speaking quietly* I said it's fine. It's actually really stupid, isn't it? *laughs shortly* Look, seriously, forget about it. *puts his hands on the keys, but doesn't play anything*
Niou: *sighs and starts hitting a random key* It's not stupid and I'm not forgetting about it because it obviously bothers you. *hits like five keys at once* Look, I just don't know how they'd...react.
Yagyuu: *eyes widen a little as he continues to stare at the keys* ... Would they... not like it?
Niou: I don't know! *turns sideways on the bench to look at Yagyuu* I have no idea, I don't know WHAT they'd do. They like you, I know that! But - this. *waves between the two of them* The...two guys...thing. *releases a breath* I don't know. Maybe they wouldn't care.
Yagyuu: *swallows and bites down on his lip, frowning deeply* *looks at Niou suddenly, speaking a little breathlessly* But your family's always been - I mean, they just seemed--! I really don't think they'd do anything - they're open-minded, aren't they?! *opens his mouth as if to continue, but just lets his shoulders sag as he sighs*
Niou: *glances off to the side, slouching over* They’re probably open-minded about stuff. Maybe. Most things. *fiddles with his rattail absently* I’ve never had the - you know… *uses air quotes* being gay issue come up with them. I don’t know how they feel about it. *frowns, then clears his throat* Not that I CARE what they think, I mean - I’ll do what I want. So. *shrugs*
Yagyuu: *gawks at Niou* What do you mean, you don't care?! You SHOULD care! They're your parents! They feed you and buy you clothes and - and - *grabs Niou's shoulders tightly, shaking him a little* they give you money for ramen! *loosens his grip a bit* ... Don't you want them to know or anything?
Niou: *stares back at Yagyuu, eyes narrowed slightly* If they're going to be disgusted with it or - or disapproving or tell me it has to stop, then no! No, I don't want them to know! What if- *gasps, gripping Yagyuu's arm* What if they DISOWN me or something? Then I'd have no clothes, no food, and no RAMEN MONEY.
Yagyuu: Do you actually know that? Have they said certain things? It's just, I mean - they wouldn't really be that... cruel right? If they didn't! I'm not saying they do! I'm only--! *swallows hard and scoots a bit closer, head lowered* ... I'd make my parents let you come live with us. Or something.
Niou: *brushes some of the hair off Yagyuu's forehead, grinning a little* I practically live at your place anyway. *leans back on his hands* They haven't said anything about...ANYTHING. They don't have a clue. Totally oblivious! I mean, it's not like I'm obvious about it. *sits up suddenly, eyes widening* ...I'm not obvious, right?
Yagyuu: *leans into Niou a bit* No, I guess not. Unless you gape openly at other boys and fail to tell me about it. *looks up suddenly* Which ISN'T OKAY, just so we're clear. *eyes widen suddenly* What if they start introducing you to other girls?!
Niou: We're clear! Very clear. CRYSTAL clear. It's SO not my fault where my eyes go in the locker room. *pauses* ...Which is...always straight to you! Obviously. *coughs* My parents aren’t going to set me up with any girls. They haven’t ever before, why start now?
Yagyuu: ... *blushes faintly, ducking his head again* *mumbles* You could be a little less obvious in the locker room, though. *grabs Niou's hand with both of his loosely, playing with fingers and tracing his palm* They'll start wondering soon, won't they? Ask you why you haven't brought a girl home yet.
Niou: *watches Yagyuu's hands on his* I don't HAVE to have a girlfriend. It's totally normal for me not to, not all guys our age do! *threads their fingers and doesn't look up* They won't suspect a thing.
Yagyuu: I said eventually. And parents will ask. They're just... stupidly nosy like that. *presses his palm against Niou's with their fingers facing opposite directions* It's just. You shouldn't ignore it.
Niou: Maybe...I should just let them find out like YOUR parents found out. *brightens* We can just be really noisy! *drops his voice and tries to look totally SERIOUS* Make out with me. And groan a lot.
Yagyuu: *mouth opens and closes a few times in shock* Niou-kun! I'm being serious! Why can't you be serious about it too?!
Niou: *makes a frustrated sound and stands up abruptly, taking a few steps away from the piano* Yagyuu...look. I'll tell them when I tell them, okay??
Yagyuu: Well, when is that going to be? Tomorrow? Next month? In a couple of YEARS?
Niou: *shoves his hands into his pockets, shrugging* Well assuming they're not in the kitchen listening to this entire conversation... *sighs, chewing on his lip and plopping back down onto the bench again* Soon?
Yagyuu: *doesn't reply to Niou for a bit, then speaks quietly as he plays with the hem of his shirt nervously* So, what? *shrugs* I have to act like I'm just the doubles partner whenever I come over?
Niou: *hesitates* Not - no. You can act however you want. We don't have to hide it, but we don't have to FLAUNT it either. *taps his fingers against his knee restlessly* Just don't kiss me in front of them. Yet. I guess... *trails off uncertainly*
Yagyuu: *feels DEFIANT* What if - what if I don't want to do that? Or, I mean - what if I want to kiss you whenever I want? *points at the door* What if I want to drag you into the kitchen or WHEREVER your parents are right now and KISS YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM???
Niou: *calmly* Then I would have to kill you. *scowls* I don’t kiss you in front of your parents! Then again I assumed they didn’t know…but STILL.
Yagyuu: *recoils a bit* ...You just said no to kissing. You're actually really serious about it.
Niou: ...I only said no to kissing in FRONT of them. That's not no to ALL kissing! *sighs* I said I'd tell them, didn't I? So I will! Just don't...force it.
Yagyuu: *chews on his lip thoughtfully then scoots closer again, resting his chin on Niou's shoulder* Sorry. I'm not trying to be. It's just - it's fine. *smiles encouragingly* Your mom probably already knows! Moms are creepy like that sometimes, right?
Niou: ………… *shoots Yagyuu a horrified look* Do you think she does?? Oh my god. What if she does and she told my DAD? *eyes go wide* That - no. No, no, no. Not possible.
Yagyuu: *brow furrows and he wraps his arms around Niou's waist loosely* Niou-kun, why are you so scared about this? You don't even know if they'd be angry or not.
Niou: *scoffs* I'm not - SCARED. *leans against Yagyuu slightly* I just...I don't know. *shifty eyes* I should just tell them and get it over with.
Yagyuu: Only if you want to. Ignore all the stuff I said before. They're your parents so you obviously know them better. *lays his head on Niou's shoulder* I'm just... maybe feeling selfish. Or something.
Niou: No, you're probably right, though. I'm their son, they can't hate me, right? *groans* I'm being pathetic. God. *steels himself* I'm going to tell them.
Yagyuu: *blinks and draws back a little* ... Really? Are you sure? I mean... right now?
Niou: Er. *opens his mouth and closes it a few times* ...Maybe. Right now. Or later tonight. *pauses* Or tomorrow.
Yagyuu: *shakes his head, then smiles, returning his head to Niou's shoulder* Later is fine. I kind of rather do this right now.
Niou: ... *grins, resting his head against Yagyuu's* This is good. You can teach me to play something else, too.
Yagyuu: The only other easy one I remember is Mary Had a Little Lamb. I think that's even girlier than Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Niou: Psh, girly. It's not like I'm going to play these for anyone else.
Yagyuu: Well then, I love being serenaded with nursery rhymes. *raises a hand onto the keys and plays Mary Had a Little Lame choppily*
Niou: You're the exception. *watches Yagyuu's hand* I'll play them for you.
Yagyuu: *sneaks in a kiss on Niou's jaw* You're so talented.
Niou: Obviously. *smirks, then puts his hand on the keys too* Okay, let me try.
Yagyuu: *rests his hand on Niou's like before and starts playing again* You should give up the band and play classical music for the rest of your life. You can have legions of old ladies as your fanbase.
Niou: *rolls eyes* Which is just what I want, of course. My grandmother would be SO pleased. *lets Yagyuu guide him through the notes* I wouldn't mind actually being able to play, though. It's...kinda nice.
Yagyuu: *nods, taking away his hand and sliding it up Niou's arm* It actually suits you. *snorts softly* Surprisingly.
Niou: *keeps playing, but grins a little* You'll have to keep giving me lessons.
Yagyuu: For free? *rolls his eyes* Please.
Niou: *raises his eyebrows, shooting Yagyuu a look* I'm sure I could think of a way to...pay you.
Yagyuu: *blinks, then smirks slightly* Are you sure? I could charge extremely high rates.
Niou: *shrugs and switches to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star again* I don't think that'll be a problem.
Yagyuu: If you say so then. *relaxes against Niou, closing his eyes and listening to him play*
Niou: I say so. *slows down a little, but keeps playing softly*
Yagyuu: *mumbles* Okay. *yawns and clings tighter*
Niou: *pauses, glancing at Yagyuu* *smiles softly and slips his free arm around his waist, then resumes playing with his other hand*
Yagyuu: *opens his eyes again and grins up at Niou, raising his head briefly to kiss the corner of Niou's mouth for a few seconds*
Niou: *tenses for a split second, eyes darting to the entrance of the room, but then scowls inwardly at himself and turns his head to catch Yagyuu's lips in a soft kiss*
Yagyuu: *smiles into the kiss before drawing back slowly* *grabs Niou's hand as he pulls away and stands up* Come on, it's already been over an hour. You're probably starving again.
Niou: ... *beams* You know me so well. *stands up too, giving Yagyuu's hand a squeeze*
Yagyuu: No, your stomach is just loud enough to disrupt the entire neighborhood. *drags him towards the door then pauses and looks down at their hands*
Niou: I'm a growing boy, I need sustenance! *was trailing after Yagyuu and bumps into him when he stops* ...What?
Yagyuu: Nothing. Just. *swings their hands up once*
Niou: ...Heh. *opens the door and pulls Yagyuu outside, holding onto his hand tightly* I told you I wasn't ashamed of it. Ramen?
Yagyuu: ... *smiles widely as he follows, then catches up and knocks his shoulder against Niou's* Of course ramen.
Niou: *grins, bumping his shoulder back* I'll even pay this time.
Yagyuu: Wow, so chivalrous. I really can't contain my excitement.
Niou: *snorts* Shut up and enjoy this rare occurrence of me actually having money in my wallet. *drags Yagyuu off down the street!*
Yagyuu: Yeah, yeah. *makes a face at him, but follows obediently enough because RAMEN!*
Niou: *ramen is the food of GODS*
Yagyuu: *... and D1 are clearly GODS?*
Niou: *of course :|*
Yagyuu: *works for Yagyuu!*
Niou: *smart boy!*
END