Chapter :: 3
"Did you have fun?" Kai asked as Ruki slammed the door behind him.
If the vocalist could glare he would. He had, indeed, just slammed the door on Aoi.
Ruki kept his hand out on the wall, following the solid barrier towards his room as he ignored Kai.
But of course Kai couldn't have that.
"What's wrong?" He asked Ruki, suddenly blocking his way.
"You set me up, you bastard." Ruki grumbled.
"Do you blame me?" Kai asked. "You're miserable. You're my friend. I want to help."
"Well, you can stay out of my damn business if you want to help." Ruki said.
"You have to admit, you did enjoy seeing her again." Kai smirked as Ruki tried to push past him unsuccessfully.
"I won't admit anything!" Ruki yelled.
"You know you missed her." Kai sighed. "You missed her so much, your pitiful little longing eyes made me invite Miyuki-san to dinner tonight."
Ruki froze. "You...what?""
"I invited her over to dinner." Kai smirked. "Don't you love me?"
Ruki swung his arms ruthlessly, trying to hit Kai but the drummer just laughed.
"Don't worry!" Kai laughed. "She's bringing some of her friends and the guys are all coming over tonight too. Won't that be fun? At least you won't be completely alone with her. And we'll be your wing men."
"I can't believe you, Kai!" Ruki yelled, running a hand down his face. "You know I'm-"
"Shy? Yeah, I do." Kai patted his friends shoulder. "Which is exactly why I'm doing all the work for you, my friend. Now, go get fixed up. They'll be here soon."
"How soon...?" Ruki nearly whispered.
Kai didn't bother to pretend to look at his watch. "I'd say, about thirty minutes."
"Ah!" Ruki ran towards his room. "You know how long it takes me to fix my hair and make my eyeliner perfect!"
"Exactly." Kai smiled to himself. "I'm so evil."
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Yukie and Kimiko knocked rapidly on Miyuki's door, impatient. They were already late.
"Miyuki!" Yukie called. "Reita's waiting for me! Hurry!"
"I swear if she-" Kimiko began.
But Miyuki opened the door, looking beautiful. She had all her make-up on, her face looking just as flawless as Uruha or Aoi's. She wore tight jeans and a little camisole with "Ongaku" (music) written in kanji down the side.
"Ready." The shorter girl smiled.
Ayame came running down the hall then, her bag in hand.
"Have either of you seen Tsukina?" She asked.
"She's waiting in the car." Kimiko told her.
"Oh!" Ayame nodded. "Then let's go."
They rushed down the hall with hast, then opting to take the stairs down four stories instead of waiting for the elevator.
"What the hell took you so long, Miyuki?" Ayame demanded as they spotted Tsukina's black SUV waiting at the curb. "You do know the guy's blind, right?"
Miyuki blushed. "Yeah..."
They all jumped into the SUV at once, Ayame occupying the front seat and the other three in the seats behind them.
"So, Tsukina-" Kimiko began.
"No, Kimi-chan." Tsukina said in her sing-song voice.
Tsukina was indeed one of the prettiest Japanese girls any of her friends had ever meant before. Her long, black hair hung down to her waist in layers. Her eyes, white like water, shown brilliantly from their place on her pale face. Her hands were small and soft and well manicured in a French style. She always wore flattering sun dresses with bright colors and shoes that she could move in, like ballet flats.
"Come on." Yukie whined. "Kai would be good for you."
"You know I'm not looking for a relationship right now." Tsukina shook her head, turning on the car and winding her way down the crowded Tokyo street.
"But you'd like him." Miyuki began, joining in. "He's sweet and cute and has an amazing talent for percussion."
Ayame laughed. "You sound like me."
Miyuki grimaced.
"I can't." Tsukina shook her head. "You guys know I'm trying to stay single for a little while. You know, enjoying the good life while it lasts."
"Single? Good life?" Ayame laughed. "Exactly how long has it been since you got some?"
The girls in the car laughed as Tsukina shook her head.
"That's none of your business." She muttered.
"It's okay, Tsuki-chan." Ayame patted her shoulder. "I've also been having trouble in that department."
"Thanks for the info." Miyuki shook her head, looking out the window at the pedestrians.
"You're welcome." Ayame smiled.
"I see Aoi-san has an interest in you." Kimiko leaned over the seat with a grin.
"Oh, yeah..." Ayame sighed. "He's so...so."
"Indescribable." Kimiko nodded. "As is my Uru-chan."
Kimiko and Ayame got a far-off dreamy look in their eyes before laughing.
"Really, Reita told me that Aoi's liked you for while." Yukie said. "He just doesn't know how to tell you. Maybe you should talk with him."
"Maybe." Ayame leaned back against the seat, daydreaming about him again.
"We're almost there." Miyuki exclaimed excitedly.
"Boy, she's gonna be really annoying tomorrow." Ayame raised an eyebrow at her friend. "Going into full detail about every single thing Ruki does...the whole night...God, I really don't wanna hear about the whole night."
"Hentai!" Miyuki smacked her shoulder playfully. "Besides, it's not like that."
"Uh huh." Ayame smirked. "You're also lacking in the sex circuit. You know if he asked, you would."
"Oh defiantly." Miyuki nodded. "But I wouldn't want to rush him."
The girls all laughed.
"Quite blunt." Tsukina giggled. "We're here."
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Reita opened the door to the five girls standing the hallway. He smiled, instantly spotting Yukie and opening his arms for her.
"Come on in." He said after giving her a quick kiss on the cheek.
The girls all filed into the apartment, removing their shoes in the traditional fashion. They quickly spotted Uruha and Kai on the couch, playing video games again. Kai was beating Uruha ruthlessly, apparently, because Uruha was cussing under his breath.
Kimiko smirked, knowing not to interrupt him while he's playing his games. She sat beside him quietly, feeling little bubbles in her belly when he turned his head and smiled at her before abandoning the game and throwing the controller at Kai before throwing himself on her.
Kai groaned as the controller hit him in the head, then laughed when Uruha fell on the ground, leaving Kimiko laughing on the couch.
He sighed, pulling Kimiko on top and taking her lips.
Ruki was sitting in the corner of the room, seemingly staring at the ceiling and unnoticing of his surroundings. Miyuki thought he looked kind of sad, all alone like that.
She sighed to herself and then ran towards him, jumping in his lap and startling him back to reality. His blind eyes looked around for some explanation, but he was quickly answered with a sweet kiss on the cheek, making him blush.
"Konbonwa, Ruki-san." She hugged his neck tightly and he shyly returned it.
"Hi." He nearly whispered.
"You look so sad." She commented, nuzzling her head into his chest as she still sat on his lap. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." He said. "Now."
She smiled at that, hugging him tighter.
Ayame looked around for Aoi, not seeing him.
Reita saw the action.
"Aoi just went out for the wine." He told her. "He'll be back soon."
There was a sharp knock on the door and Reita rolled his head towards it.
"Or now." Reita nodded Ayame towards the door. "Can you answer that?"
"Yeah." She beamed.
She skipped the door, opening it and laughing at Aoi's shocked expression. She looked him up and down, admiring the dark jeans and leather jacket. So, he'd brought his motorcycle.
She grabbed the two bottles of wine out of his hands and attempted to shut the door, but he caught it with a quick hand and smirked at her as he walked through and swooped her up into a hug.
"Aoi!" She laughed. "You're gonna make me drop the wine!"
He smiled as he set her on her feet, watching her as she walked towards the kitchen and opened one of the wine bottles on the counter to let it breathe.
When she walked out, she skipped again towards the couch. She glanced over her shoulder, grinning as Aoi followed her. She didn't expect, though, the fact that when she sat down, he quickly sat on her lap.
She laughed, even though her little legs were crushed under his manly weight.
He smiled and stood, pulling her up and then taking her spot before sitting her on his lap.
Tsukina stood awkwardly in the corner, not sure what to do.
There was a loud beep from the kitchen and Kai turned his head back towards the kitchen, his eyes grazing over Tsukina.
"Sounds like the kabocha are done." Kai commented, dropping his controller and standing to walk towards the kitchen.
"I've got it." Tsukina offered.
"No, that's okay." He smiled at her, involuntarily making her heart skip a beat.
"Please, it's the least I can do." She bowed her head and then gracefully swept into the kitchen before Kai could catch her.
He sighed and then jogged after her, but she was already taking the pumpkin cookies out of the oven. He scratched the back of his head and then walked to the counter where he began cutting up vegetables as she set them to cool.
"What are you making?" She asked, suddenly appearing over his shoulder.
He was lucky he didn't jump and cut a finger off.
"Udon, soba-tsuyu, unagi and takikomi gohan." He told her, continuing to slice.
"Yum." She hummed. "The cookies smell good, too. Do you need any help?"
"No, that's okay." He grinned at her, repeating his earlier words. "I can't have a guest preparing dinner. That'd be rude of me."
"Oh, I don't mind." She looked him straight in the eye, unafraid of his sweet glance. "I'm actually a pretty good cook."
"Still, I couldn't-"
"Nonsense." She smiled sweetly at him. "I won't take no for an answer. You shouldn't have to cook all that all alone."
His lips twitched up again. "Thank you."
"No problem." She nodded and turned, her knee length dress whirling and drawing Kai's attention to her legs.
He only stared for a second and then caught himself, internally hitting himself for his lack of virtue.
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