All In The Band

by Kurara

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Part 16

"Kyo..." Kyo stared at Kaoru in shock, wondering why the older man
had followed him. "I... I can't lie to you..." Kyo nodded. "I... I
don't love you in the way you love me..." He reached out to Kyo's
face and wiped some tears away. "And I'm so so SO sorry for
EVERYTHING... gods.... Kyo... I wish I could tell you I loved you
back..." Kyo put his head down, biting his lip. "I wish I could...
but..."

"It's okay..." Kyo tried to smile, looking up at Kaoru. "I'm glad
that... that you would tell me the truth rather than..." he trailed
off, adverting his eyes.

Kaoru hugged Kyo close, hoping to give comfort to the
vocalist. "I... I just can't believe I've been so cruel to you..."

"Kaoru?"

"MMmm?"

"Do you love.... anyone?"

"...hai."

"Who?" Kyo pulled back and looked into Kaoru's eyes. "Maybe I can
help you be with them?"

"Kyo?"

Kyo blushed slightly. "Kaoru... no matter what... I just... want you
to be happy..."

Kaoru smiled sadly and kissed Kyo softly. "Arigato."

Kyo stuck out his tongue, trying to keep up his spirits. "Don't try
to avoid it! Who do you love?"

"...Toshiya."

***

Toshiya handed Hakuei a cup of tea as he heard a knock at the door.
Immediately, he rushed to the door and flung it open. "KYO?"

Die laughed. "No, baka. We don't meet that height restriction."

Toshiya's face fell and he stepped to the side, letting Shinya and
Die through. Shinya spotted Hakuei and lifted an
eyebrow. "Toshiya... I thought the point of bandcest was to keep
outsiders out?"

Toshiya shook his head. "I didn't sleep with him, Shinya. He's just
a friend."

Shinya tilted his head to the side before walking up to Toshiya,
wrapping his arms around the bassist's neck. "Ne... you look down...
need me to give you a pick-me-up?" He smiled before giving Toshiya a
quick kiss.

Die frowned.

Toshiya shook his head. "No.. not now..."

Shinya pouted and looked back at Die, who gave him a weird
look. "Die? What's wrong?"

"Eh?" Die shook his head. "Nothing..."

Shinya blinked a couple times before shrugging and sitting on the
couch across from Hakuei. "So, who are you?"

"Hakuei. And you?" He smiled. //Is this who Toshiya is in love
with? //

"Shinya desu." Die sat next to Shinya and Shinya snuggled up to the
guitarist. "And this is Die."

Die wrapped an arm around Shinya's shoulder and nodded to Hakuei as
Toshiya sat down next to the unfamiliar man, staring off blankly.
The room fell under an uncomfortable silence.

***

"So, why don't we go back to the apartment now?" Kaoru stood up,
helping Kyo up.

Kyo nodded before biting his lip and speaking out. "Kaoru?"

"Huh?"

"Can... are we still doing all the bandcest stuff? I... I'm
confused..." Kyo bit his lip again.

Kaoru smiled slightly while putting a hand on Kyo's cheek. "I'm
still in for it..." Kyo smiled slightly and Kaoru tilted his head a
bit, closing his lips over Kyo's and kissing him deeply. Kyo
whimpered a bit and wrapped his arms around Kaoru, sucking on the
other man's tongue. When Kaoru pulled out, he smiled at Kyo. "Ne, I
still feel really really bad... how about I be your slave tonight?"

Kyo's eyes went wide and his heart raced. "My... slave?"

Kaoru nodded. "Anything... be it work you need to have done...
things you want me to do... or even other things..." he smirked.

Kyo gave a slight laugh. //He... he's trying his best... and, you
want him to do things... and you want to be able to do things...
right?// Kyo nodded. "Sounds good."

Kaoru smiled and took Kyo's hand. "Okay, let's go back to the
apartment, okay? Before Toshiya organizes a search party for you."

Kyo blushed as he walked along Kaoru, trying to stop himself from
having a smile wide across his face.

***

A knock was heard on the door again and Die's eyes widened as he saw
Toshiya get up very fast and jump over a table, scrambling to the
door and opening it. "KYO!" He saw the vocalist and hugged him
tightly, sobbing almost as a reflex to being in his presense. He
caught out of the side of his eyes Kyo and Kaoru's hands together and
his heart wrenched. //So, Kaoru loves him back...//

Kyo hesitantly hugged Toshiya back while slidding his hand out of
Kaoru's. "Gomen ne, Totchi..."

"Kyo.... don't run off like that anymore, please?? Promise me?"
Toshiya pulled back a bit and looked Kyo in the eyes. "I know you
must have your reasons for not telling me about yesterday, but...
please don't go off like that!"

Hakuei watched the scene with interest as Die and Shinya watched in
confusion. Kaoru wanted so much to hug Toshiya, wipe the bassist's
tears away and make him feel nothing but happiness, but the bassist
seemed to only have Kyo in his world, so he walked past them and sat
on the couch next to Hakuei.

Die frowned. "Kaoru... what's up?"

Kaoru shook his head. "Alot... too much..."

"Kyo... please stay here tonight..." Toshiya's voice was muffled into
Kyo's shoulder, finally rid of the sobs.

Kyo shook his head. "I'm going to Kaoru's tonight."

Toshiya's breath caught in his throat as silent tears fell down his
cheeks. "I... I understand..." he whispered.

***

::blinks... sees VM with a knife and hides:: WAAA!
this would've been longer... but I dun feel like writing the next
scene...
C/C?
Wish Kurara luck on her interview tommorow! ^.~

~Kurara

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