Title: What Would You Do With a Second Chance?
Chapter: Deleted Scenes
Author:
spinfreezeRating: PG (language)
Genre: fluff, humor, AU
Warnings: none
Pairing: Reita/Uruha, onesided Aoi/Uruha
Disclaimer: I don't own the GazettE, just the story. I'm not making any profit off of this, either.
Synopsis: You know how in DVDs they include scenes they cut out of the movie as extras? That's basicaly what this is: four deleted (or alternate) scenes.
Comments: I can't give you the backstory for these. That's the idea, they didn't work out in the story because they didn't fit XD
Reita stood up and walked over towards Uruha’s lunch table slowly. Stopping across the table from Uruha, Reita said, “Uruha, I was wondering about something…”
“Wh-what is it Reita?” Uruha asked, smiling at Reita.
“You know, I was wondering something too! I was sort of curious as to what you would look like after I kicked your ass!”
“Aoi!” Uruha scolded. “Leave him alone!” Aoi pouted as he huffed. Turning his attention away from Aoi and back to Reita, Uruha prodded, “What… what was it you w-were wondering about, Reita?” Gasping, Uruha said, “I’m sorry! I didn’t even ask if you wanted to sit down! D-do you want to sit down?!”
Reita shook his head and reached out and grasped Uruha’s hand-the gesture earning gasps from both Aoi and Uruha. “YOU-“ Aoi started, but was silenced as Uruha placed his other hand over Aoi’s mouth-never breaking his eye contact with Reita.
“Aoi just let me enjoy this,” Uruha spoke softly.
“Uruha…” Reita said as he gently pulled Uruha out of his seat and to stand next to him. Too shocked to talk, Uruha nodded his head. Reita bit his lip, watching Uruha’s facial expression for a few seconds before he leaned in near Uruha’s ear and whispered, “Will you go on a date with me?” Reita was really nervous of the response. He wasn’t sure why he was so nervous; he knew Uruha liked him. Not to mention, he knew that his alternate self was dating Uruha! So why was he so nervous?
Not hearing a response from Uruha, Reita slowly pulled away from Uruha’s ear so he could look at his face. When Reita finally did look at Uruha’s face, he wished he had photographic memory so he could perfectly remember every detail of Uruha’s facial expression. His cheeks were as red as cherries and his eyes were so wide that Reita was worried they might pop out! It was easily one of the cutest faces Reita had ever seen.
“What did he say, Kouyou?!” Aoi asked, tugging on Uruha’s arm. Uruha was too stunned to say anything in response and just continued to stare at the space in front of him as he had been. “Kouyou! What did he say?!”
Responding dazedly, Uruha said quietly, “I… I th-think he just…” Suddenly, he whipped his head around to face Reita and asked, “Can… can you repeat that?!”
Grinning, Reita squeezed Uruha’s hand and asked, “Will you go on a date with me?”
“Motherfucker!” Aoi said, pounding his fist on the table in disappointment as he sighed.
“Y-y-y-you want to g-go on a d-date with m-me?!” Uruha asked incredulously as he pointed at himself with the hand that Reita wasn’t still holding.
Reita nodded, looking down at his hand as it held Uruha’s. He mumbled, “We don’t have to go anywhere fancy… It can just be at my house if that’s more comfortable for you…”
“I’dloveto!” Uruha answered quickly, causing Reita to jerk his head up and look at him in surprise.
“Really?!” Reita asked, smiling widely. Uruha nodded with great enthusiasm as he blushed brightly and grinned at Reita.
“Is… is Friday okay?” Reita asked.
Uruha looked at Reita dreamily as he smiled. Speaking softly, Uruha said, “Friday sounds perfect.”
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Reita closed the door and turned around to see Lorenzo-as usual-lounging on his bed and working on what seemed to be a crossword puzzle.
Dropping his bag, he sat down at his desk chair and excitedly said, “Guess what, Lorenzo!”
“How many tries do I get to guess?” he asked as he averted his gaze from his crossword puzzle and instead focused on Reita.
“Just guess!” Reita said in irritation.
“I’m gonna go with one guess, because if I take any longer you might burst! I mean, asking your crush out on a date is a big deal, right?” Lorenzo said, raising an eyebrow at Reita.
His happy facial expression quickly transformed into one of disappointment. “You couldn’t have just pretended that you didn’t already know?!”
“Oh, where’s the fun in that?” Lorenzo said with a scoff. “So, what’s the plan?”
Reita was still a little annoyed that he wasn’t able to share his exciting news, but he quickly got over it. Smiling with a shrug, he said, “I don’t know. I thought maybe I’d just ask him over here or something. Just to hang out or watch a movie.”
Lorenzo nodded and said, “You could do that. Maybe you could ask him what he’d like to do.” Reita nodded thoughtfully as he tapped his chin. Lorenzo interrupted his thoughtful state as he asked, “Had you thought of your angry friend?”
Furrowing his brow as he looked at Lorenzo confusedly, Reita asked, “What do you mean?”
“Well it seems to be more than just my opinion that he has a thing for Aloha-“
“Uruha,” Reita corrected.
“-and I was just curious if you had thought of how to handle that.”
“You mean like… self-defense moves?” Reita asked.
Shrugging, Lorenzo answered, “I suppose that might be something to think about in case he did decide to beat you up.”
Narrowing his eyes in confusion, Reita asked, “Are you trying to say he might not beat me up?”
Lorenzo suggested, “Let’s flip this around for just a minute.”
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Reita watched stupidly as Uruha hurried out of his bedroom and closed the door behind him. As if on a cue, Lorenzo appeared merely seconds later. Reita immediately asked, “What did I do wrong?! I did exactly as I would have done the night I fucked up! I mean, I didn’t use the L-word, but I didn’t want to scare him! Why did he run away?!”
“I imagine the running away isn’t your fault,” Lorenzo answered. Reita opened his mouth to ask what he had meant, but Lorenzo cut him off and said, “Think, Rambo! Think! You've obviously skipped something important!”
Shaking his head vehemently, Reita insisted, “No! That night, Uruha tried to say he loved me and I made that smartass remark! We fought a little and he told me he was hurt and then he left!” Reita suddenly gasped as he said, “Just like now! He left! I haven’t fucked up, yet!” Reita smiled as he excitedly added, “I can still run after him!”
Lorenzo smiled proudly at Reita, ecstatic that he had finished the puzzle himself. “Hurry up, Romeo! His legs are longer than yours! Get to running!”
Reita didn’t have to be told twice; he ran out of his room, down his stairs, and out his front door. He kept running in the direction of Uruha’s house until finally he saw Uruha-just down the street from Reita’s house. Knowing Uruha was so close only gave Reita the extra boost of energy he needed and he sprinted towards Uruha, calling out his name. Uruha stopped walking and hesitantly turned to face Reita-who was now standing hunched over next to him, panting.
Finally catching his breath, Reita gently placed his hand on Uruha’s shoulder and said, “I’m sorry, Uruha. I’m not sure what I did to upset you, but I’m sorry I did anything to upset you. Please tell me what happened.” Uruha didn’t say anything for a minute, but he finally mumbled something Reita couldn’t understand. “What did you say?” he asked.
Uruha repeated himself, saying, “You kissed me.”
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Reita paused for a few seconds before he sighed and said, “He loves you, Uruha.”
Uruha looked at Reita sadly, quietly saying, “I know he does.” Reita was surprised that Uruha already knew about Aoi’s feelings. Sure, Aoi’s feelings were obvious to everyone else… but Reita didn’t think Uruha had noticed. Suddenly, Uruha said, “I love Aoi.”
“This is it,” Reita thought to himself. “This is why Lorenzo had me sign that contract. This is when I start to regret taking that stupid second-chance pill. At least in that life, Uruha loved me! Stupid, Stupid, Stupid, St-“
“But,” Uruha said, jerking Reita out of his thoughts. “I don’t want Aoi the way that I want you, Reita.”
Reita really wished he had thought of something smooth to say, like “I’m all yours, Baby.” Or something like, “You just read #1 on my list of things I’d love to hear you say.”
Anything but, “If I kiss you again, will I get smacked?” which was what Reita actually said. He had gone through three rounds of “Reita, you stupid fucker,” in his thoughts when suddenly, he heard Uruha giggle! He looked at Uruha in total shock, noticing that he was taking a step towards Reita-slowly leaning closer, closer, and closer…
Uruha was an inch from Reita’s face when he whispered, “How about I kiss you this time?” Immediately after he had spoken, Uruha gently pressed his lips to Reita’s. It was one of the sweetest kisses Reita had ever had.