Gentle embrace- Aoi/Uruha, Ruki/Kai, Reita/Miyavi - Chapter 7
Ruki found himself that night really searching through his huge closet for something to wear and not able to find anything that satisfied him. He had no idea why he was trying to look his best but he just couldn’t help himself, so he decided it was the nervousness after all that made him all jittery. He decided for black, very tight leather pants, with only one delicate chain attached and a silver tank top that showed enough skin without making him look completely naked. He also chose one long, up to the shoulder, black glove, with an intricate snake model on it. And one big necklace with a skull pendant completed the outfit. Of course his make up and hair style had to be perfect and that night, since he had chosen the more softer look, he decided to not wear the artificial colored contact lenses and go with a combination of gray, black and green for eyeliner. He was pretty satisfied with himself when the bell rang and all the nerves started coming back in a cascade. He had no idea why, it was just his band mate after all, right? But when he opened the door, the sight that greeted him really did not help his nerves.
Kai too had put into move the seduction plan that night. And what better way to start but by looking fabulous? So he decided to go for the black pants that showed off his long legs, accompanied by a velvety Sangria colored shirt and a brown leather jacket, that reached down to his thighs. He knew that Ruki loved to dress up so he was quite taken aback by his appearance tonight. Kai thought he looked ethereal, fragile even and all he wanted to do was grab him, hold him close and never let go.
“Ruki-kun, are you ready?”
Ruki just nodded, grabbed his keys and wallet and followed Kai out the door, not daring to look at his friend too often. Maybe he should have gone for the contacts after all, he wondered.
The club was loud but it was kind of private. There weren’t a lot of chances to be bothered there and Ruki also noticed it was the same club he had gone a few nights before. He wondered why the hell did he come here, to bump into that woman or what? But now it was to late. And it was a bit awkward. Every time Kai wanted to ask something, he’d come so close to him that he could actually almost feel his lips on his skin and his breathing sent goose bumps down Ruki’s spine, that being the reason he couldn’t manage to form descent replies. He had rarely seen Kai drink more than 3 drinks and he had already passed that quantity and the night was still young. Was something up, Ruki wondered. And then Kai actually asked him to dance. Hell, that did not happen often but he didn’t have a chance to actually reply as he was being dragged to the floor.
And damn, Ruki knew that Kai could dance, but still…He wasn’t a saint himself, and his fans knew that, but still, the way Kai pressed so close to him that night, doing hip roles, Kai panting down his neck and then turning him around, putting his hands on his hips and gently moving them along. The way his cheek would brush sometimes against his and was that a feathery kiss? Ok, Ruki was definitely imagining things by then, or that is what he thought. So at that point he decided to go for his drink again and a cancer stick. He really needed them both to calm his heart and mind down and put some distance between him and Kai. He didn’t know what to do if Kai wanted to dance like that again. He was pretty sure his whole body would start taking over his mind. The signs were already showing, and Ruki cursed. How come he even got turned on by his friend? He was definitely going crazy that night.
While Ruki smoked his cigar and took the drink to his lips, Kai was really wondering if he had taken it a bit too far. But he didn’t imagine Ruki leaning into him, did he? Did he also imagine the blushes here and there? Kai couldn’t really tell because at some point he had simply almost lost control and he had actually kissed Ruki on the neck. He had never felt like that toward anyone before. No one had made him actually lose his sanity for a few moments. And Kai loved the feeling and he wanted more. But then, the thing he’d expect less happened.
A woman approached Ruki. She wasn’t ugly. Ok, the make up may have been on the excessive part but she had a really nice body, Kai could give her that and she knew how to move it. So Kai was really going to “gently” tell her to go away when he was left with the words in his mouth…
“Ruki-san, I’m glad you decided to come tonight. I was afraid my earlier phone call would have scared you away. So, can I drive with you into the sunset tonight too?” the woman said while gently brushing her hand against Ruki’s crotch.
Kai gathered that she was a tramp and by her words probably the same one that had left with Ruki the other night. So he opened the mouth to ask her when he was petrified by Ruki’s answer.
“Sure, why not, I’m sure my friend wouldn’t mind if I went away with a pretty lady. I’m sure he’d be quite envious of me.” And with that said, he wrapped her hand around her body, waved goodbye to Kai with the other hand, turned his back and left.
He fucking left! Just like that? What the hell is wrong with him? This is already getting on my nerves and I’ll be damned if I don’t make him spill the beans the next day! And for gods sake, he actually left me for that woman! And that was the point Kai’s heart really broke. He had just been pushed away and for some one that obviously meant nothing. Ok, so maybe before he wouldn’t have minded that much, Kai was lucid enough to be aware of that but now, it felt like someone tore away his heart.
So after another drink he just decided to go home and punch the hell out of his mattress or something instead of getting drunk and screaming away in more agony the next day.
But that wasn’t the end of his surprises for that night. Again, around three in the morning, he had another call from Ruki’s cellphone.
“Moshi moshi?” Kai said.
“Kai-san, remember me, the woman with whom Ruki left. Would you mind picking him up again?”
“Picking him up again? So you’re the woman he was with a few nights ago too? Would you mind actually being there and answering a few of my questions tonight?”
“Sorry, no can do, hun. You know, have to pay the bills. But I’ll be nice and answer to three questions of yours now. I just sounded like a fairy or something…”
And Kai was not actually satisfied by her giggling but if that was all he was going to get.
“What happened tonight?”
“Well, we went to a motel, he got drunk and I put him in bed. You don’t mind if I give you the sort version, do you?”
What did she mean, short version? I really have to ask, don’t I? Kai thought and then asked.
“Have you slept with him even once?”
“What a clever boy. Kind of two questions in one. No, I haven’t corrupted his innocence.” And the woman was giggling again.
Kai was relieved at hearing that, more relieved that he would have imagined since only god knew if this woman was clean or not.
“Do you know the reason he acted like that tonight, I mean just going to a motel and getting drunk instead of…?” Kai decided to gamble. There was a very slight possibility but still…
“Yes, the little darling spilled everything to me tonight, while drinking one after the other. Do I look like a priest or something? But I really can’t say anything to the person that actually has a connection with it, and you also used your third question, so I’m hanging up. Same place, same room, same sleeping beauty. Adios”
That was it. The woman hadn’t said much but she did hint that Kai was one of Ruki’s troubles and the next day he was gonna find out exactly the reason.
It almost hurt his eyes and his heart seeing Ruki like that on the bed again. Helpless, breathing peacefully, naked. Kai really wondered why the woman kept undressing him, but still… He had to thank her probably since it allowed him to watch him like this. He knew he shouldn’t, and he wasn’t going to become a voyeur so he covered him up from the waist down with the sheet but still, he couldn’t help himself this time. He gently traced a path up his arm, to his collarbones and than his perfect lips, lips that were just asking him to kiss them. And he couldn’t refuse. He gently kissed the sleeping beauty, hoping that he will not wake up. And after that, he managed to tear himself away, lift Ruki as if he were a treasure and carry him to his car.
While driving, he really thanked the gods that there was no traffic because he kept stealing glances from Ruki, sleeping peacefully, his torso completely exposed to Kai’s sight, his head on Kai’s shoulder, his hand unconsciously on Kai’s leg (which made Kai extremely uncomfortable). He really looked like a sleeping angel with his creamy skin and light hair and with the way he simply slept, so peacefully. Kai couldn’t even imagine how he hadn’t realized he was in love with his vocalist sooner.
After he put Ruki on his bed he just couldn’t walk away like the other night, couldn’t and wouldn’t turn his gaze away and so he just figured he’d lie next to him, watching him sleep until the morning, when he would press some answers out of him.
When the morning came, Ruki wake up feeling strangely warm and comfortable as if he was in a cocoon, protected from the rest of the world, surrounded by the most addictive scent and…and Ruki jumped at that, embraced by…Ruki opened his eyes only to see Kai sleeping next to him, his face only millimeters away from his, his arm draped around his waist and Ruki was practically clinging to Kai for dear life. How did this happen, Ruki asked himself, quickly trying to move away from Kai, his heart beating wildly in his chest, for reasons that had become a whole lot clearer since last night but that he was still not prepared to face. And now, being in the man’s arms is not a time to be settling this, he thought.
But as he moved, Kai opened his black eyes and Ruki just remained paralyzed, just gazing in those deep orbs that seemed to pierce his sole. They just stayed like that for a few moments and then Kai did something totally unexpected to Ruki. Instead of letting him go, he simply tightened his grip, pulled him closer until Ruki was again pressed against him and kissed him on the forehead. Ruki couldn’t help himself from shaking and Kai just sighed but did not let go.
“Ru-chan, we have to talk.” Kai said, with a deep voice, one that Ruki had rarely heard before, if ever. It meant serious, deadly serious stuff but on the other hand, there was also a hidden side to his voice, in the way it seemed to waver for a bit. Ruki couldn’t quite pinpoint what was on the drummer’s mind then. But Ruki also liked the feeling, Kai’s eyes on him, the warmth coming from Kai’s body, his scent…so in spite of his head Ruki just raised his hands, tightened them on Kai’s soft shirt, nodded and just closed his eyes, waiting for whatever Kai was planning on saying.
Kai too had put into move the seduction plan that night. And what better way to start but by looking fabulous? So he decided to go for the black pants that showed off his long legs, accompanied by a velvety Sangria colored shirt and a brown leather jacket, that reached down to his thighs. He knew that Ruki loved to dress up so he was quite taken aback by his appearance tonight. Kai thought he looked ethereal, fragile even and all he wanted to do was grab him, hold him close and never let go.
“Ruki-kun, are you ready?”
Ruki just nodded, grabbed his keys and wallet and followed Kai out the door, not daring to look at his friend too often. Maybe he should have gone for the contacts after all, he wondered.
The club was loud but it was kind of private. There weren’t a lot of chances to be bothered there and Ruki also noticed it was the same club he had gone a few nights before. He wondered why the hell did he come here, to bump into that woman or what? But now it was to late. And it was a bit awkward. Every time Kai wanted to ask something, he’d come so close to him that he could actually almost feel his lips on his skin and his breathing sent goose bumps down Ruki’s spine, that being the reason he couldn’t manage to form descent replies. He had rarely seen Kai drink more than 3 drinks and he had already passed that quantity and the night was still young. Was something up, Ruki wondered. And then Kai actually asked him to dance. Hell, that did not happen often but he didn’t have a chance to actually reply as he was being dragged to the floor.
And damn, Ruki knew that Kai could dance, but still…He wasn’t a saint himself, and his fans knew that, but still, the way Kai pressed so close to him that night, doing hip roles, Kai panting down his neck and then turning him around, putting his hands on his hips and gently moving them along. The way his cheek would brush sometimes against his and was that a feathery kiss? Ok, Ruki was definitely imagining things by then, or that is what he thought. So at that point he decided to go for his drink again and a cancer stick. He really needed them both to calm his heart and mind down and put some distance between him and Kai. He didn’t know what to do if Kai wanted to dance like that again. He was pretty sure his whole body would start taking over his mind. The signs were already showing, and Ruki cursed. How come he even got turned on by his friend? He was definitely going crazy that night.
While Ruki smoked his cigar and took the drink to his lips, Kai was really wondering if he had taken it a bit too far. But he didn’t imagine Ruki leaning into him, did he? Did he also imagine the blushes here and there? Kai couldn’t really tell because at some point he had simply almost lost control and he had actually kissed Ruki on the neck. He had never felt like that toward anyone before. No one had made him actually lose his sanity for a few moments. And Kai loved the feeling and he wanted more. But then, the thing he’d expect less happened.
A woman approached Ruki. She wasn’t ugly. Ok, the make up may have been on the excessive part but she had a really nice body, Kai could give her that and she knew how to move it. So Kai was really going to “gently” tell her to go away when he was left with the words in his mouth…
“Ruki-san, I’m glad you decided to come tonight. I was afraid my earlier phone call would have scared you away. So, can I drive with you into the sunset tonight too?” the woman said while gently brushing her hand against Ruki’s crotch.
Kai gathered that she was a tramp and by her words probably the same one that had left with Ruki the other night. So he opened the mouth to ask her when he was petrified by Ruki’s answer.
“Sure, why not, I’m sure my friend wouldn’t mind if I went away with a pretty lady. I’m sure he’d be quite envious of me.” And with that said, he wrapped her hand around her body, waved goodbye to Kai with the other hand, turned his back and left.
He fucking left! Just like that? What the hell is wrong with him? This is already getting on my nerves and I’ll be damned if I don’t make him spill the beans the next day! And for gods sake, he actually left me for that woman! And that was the point Kai’s heart really broke. He had just been pushed away and for some one that obviously meant nothing. Ok, so maybe before he wouldn’t have minded that much, Kai was lucid enough to be aware of that but now, it felt like someone tore away his heart.
So after another drink he just decided to go home and punch the hell out of his mattress or something instead of getting drunk and screaming away in more agony the next day.
But that wasn’t the end of his surprises for that night. Again, around three in the morning, he had another call from Ruki’s cellphone.
“Moshi moshi?” Kai said.
“Kai-san, remember me, the woman with whom Ruki left. Would you mind picking him up again?”
“Picking him up again? So you’re the woman he was with a few nights ago too? Would you mind actually being there and answering a few of my questions tonight?”
“Sorry, no can do, hun. You know, have to pay the bills. But I’ll be nice and answer to three questions of yours now. I just sounded like a fairy or something…”
And Kai was not actually satisfied by her giggling but if that was all he was going to get.
“What happened tonight?”
“Well, we went to a motel, he got drunk and I put him in bed. You don’t mind if I give you the sort version, do you?”
What did she mean, short version? I really have to ask, don’t I? Kai thought and then asked.
“Have you slept with him even once?”
“What a clever boy. Kind of two questions in one. No, I haven’t corrupted his innocence.” And the woman was giggling again.
Kai was relieved at hearing that, more relieved that he would have imagined since only god knew if this woman was clean or not.
“Do you know the reason he acted like that tonight, I mean just going to a motel and getting drunk instead of…?” Kai decided to gamble. There was a very slight possibility but still…
“Yes, the little darling spilled everything to me tonight, while drinking one after the other. Do I look like a priest or something? But I really can’t say anything to the person that actually has a connection with it, and you also used your third question, so I’m hanging up. Same place, same room, same sleeping beauty. Adios”
That was it. The woman hadn’t said much but she did hint that Kai was one of Ruki’s troubles and the next day he was gonna find out exactly the reason.
It almost hurt his eyes and his heart seeing Ruki like that on the bed again. Helpless, breathing peacefully, naked. Kai really wondered why the woman kept undressing him, but still… He had to thank her probably since it allowed him to watch him like this. He knew he shouldn’t, and he wasn’t going to become a voyeur so he covered him up from the waist down with the sheet but still, he couldn’t help himself this time. He gently traced a path up his arm, to his collarbones and than his perfect lips, lips that were just asking him to kiss them. And he couldn’t refuse. He gently kissed the sleeping beauty, hoping that he will not wake up. And after that, he managed to tear himself away, lift Ruki as if he were a treasure and carry him to his car.
While driving, he really thanked the gods that there was no traffic because he kept stealing glances from Ruki, sleeping peacefully, his torso completely exposed to Kai’s sight, his head on Kai’s shoulder, his hand unconsciously on Kai’s leg (which made Kai extremely uncomfortable). He really looked like a sleeping angel with his creamy skin and light hair and with the way he simply slept, so peacefully. Kai couldn’t even imagine how he hadn’t realized he was in love with his vocalist sooner.
After he put Ruki on his bed he just couldn’t walk away like the other night, couldn’t and wouldn’t turn his gaze away and so he just figured he’d lie next to him, watching him sleep until the morning, when he would press some answers out of him.
When the morning came, Ruki wake up feeling strangely warm and comfortable as if he was in a cocoon, protected from the rest of the world, surrounded by the most addictive scent and…and Ruki jumped at that, embraced by…Ruki opened his eyes only to see Kai sleeping next to him, his face only millimeters away from his, his arm draped around his waist and Ruki was practically clinging to Kai for dear life. How did this happen, Ruki asked himself, quickly trying to move away from Kai, his heart beating wildly in his chest, for reasons that had become a whole lot clearer since last night but that he was still not prepared to face. And now, being in the man’s arms is not a time to be settling this, he thought.
But as he moved, Kai opened his black eyes and Ruki just remained paralyzed, just gazing in those deep orbs that seemed to pierce his sole. They just stayed like that for a few moments and then Kai did something totally unexpected to Ruki. Instead of letting him go, he simply tightened his grip, pulled him closer until Ruki was again pressed against him and kissed him on the forehead. Ruki couldn’t help himself from shaking and Kai just sighed but did not let go.
“Ru-chan, we have to talk.” Kai said, with a deep voice, one that Ruki had rarely heard before, if ever. It meant serious, deadly serious stuff but on the other hand, there was also a hidden side to his voice, in the way it seemed to waver for a bit. Ruki couldn’t quite pinpoint what was on the drummer’s mind then. But Ruki also liked the feeling, Kai’s eyes on him, the warmth coming from Kai’s body, his scent…so in spite of his head Ruki just raised his hands, tightened them on Kai’s soft shirt, nodded and just closed his eyes, waiting for whatever Kai was planning on saying.