It was not the best night to go clubbing. Kaoru rubbed wearily at his eyes as he trudged along the packed street, determined not to get lost behind his bandmates. He felt as if he was drowning in a sea packed with sardines. And to make things worse, it was middle of winter.

" Hey, where do you wanna go? There’s a salsa club up there. I wanna check it out!" Kyo grinned, adjusting his cap, strands of bleach blond hair stuck out from under it.

" Why not we just stop here? My feet are getting sore…" Die winced to indicate his point. "What you think, eh, Shin-chan?"

" Whatever." Shinya was again in his not-very-good-mood state.

" Let’s just stop here ne…" Toshiya said, smiling as he draped an arm over his girlfriend. He was the only one who brought his girlfriend along. "Yuko’s getting tired ne?"

Kaoru finally caught up with them and followed them to wherever they decided to go.

***

After three hours, Kaoru had given up on trying to dance. For some reason, he just felt too tired to do anything except sit there I the darkened corner and sip at his drink slowly. Gulping his drink down, he ground the ice in his mouth. The music was blaring into his ears and he could feel the floor under him vibrate at the beat.

" Come dance, Kao-chan!" Kyo called, pulling him to his feet to the dance floor albeit his own unstable stagger.

The guitarist joined the smoky overcrowded area. Two minutes later, Kyo was no where to be found. Kaoru continued dancing until somebody swung their arms around him. It was probably some drunkard, he thought. And true enough, he turned around and found a very intoxicated Toshiya mumbling his name.

" Kaoru…chan…" A small smile played on his lips.

" Hey…hey, are you okay?" Kaoru asked worriedly as he tried to move the bassist off the dance floor.

" O…okay!" Toshiya giggled as he slumped over an unsuspecting girl in the way.

" Ahhh!"

" Sorry, sorry!" Kaoru quickly apologised on behalf of his friend.

When they finally reached their corner, which had unavoidably became a space for putting winter coats and jackets, Kaoru wiped off his imaginary sweat and sighed, letting the younger man rest on the dark red cushion. Sitting himself down, he took out a Salem and lit it, watching the flame from his lighter burn the end of the paper cylinder of tobacco.

" Mm…" Toshiya moaned, tossing his head left and right. "Yu…ko…"

An undeniable pang of jealousy slapped Kaoru on his face. He sat still, staring at the beautiful young man for a second.

Kaoru was the last to do his introduction. Stretching his hand out for a handshake, "My name’s Kaoru."

His voice had been calm but his heart had been pounding madly then, just at the mere sight of their new bassist. He thought he had let his crush go but now as he gently brush his fingers on the sides of Toshiya’s face, he realised he hadn’t.

" Do you want me to go find her?" Kaoru finally asked.

Toshiya raised a hand to touch his own forehead. "Unnh…no. Wanna go home…Kaoru..? Bring me home ne?" he asked, voice soft compared to the music in the background.

" Now?"

Toshiya nodded, letting his head fall on the older man’s shoulders.

" Wait. I’ll have to tell the rest first."

Toshiya didn’t answer.

" Toshiya?"

He was already asleep.

***

The clicking sound as the door unlocked was comfort to Kaoru’s wrecked nerves. He stumbled into his apartment, dragging a half-conscious Toshiya with him. He was too worn out to even drive the young man home. With the amount of alcohol in his veins now, he was amazed they made it here in one piece.

" Koibito?" Toshiya giggled as he hugged Kaoru from behind, his arms around his neck, almost strangling the man.

" Toshiya…I’m not your koibito," Kaoru replied, attempting to pry the young man off his body without much success.

" You’re not? Mou…" Kaoru felt his heart skip a beat as Toshiya laid butterfly kisses all along his neck. "Wanna reconsider..?"

" Hn, Toshiya…" The older man craned his neck so that the bassist could graze against it.

" You like this?" Toshiya asked, gently scraping his teeth over the skin. " …this?" He smiled when Kaoru gasped as he sank his teeth down on the tender flesh just below his earlobe. He resumed kissing the spot.

" Toshiya!" Kaoru suddenly pulled away. " Stop." He raised two hands and laughed.

Toshiya pouted. "Why?" A headache was taking shape in his head.

" Well, because…if you continue…something regrettable will happen and you don’t want that, Toshiya," Kaoru explained, suddenly feeling stupid.

Toshiya stepped towards him, tipping slightly to his left. "Re…regrettable?" he frowned, pasting his body against Kaoru’s. "Like…what?" he asked teasingly, rubbing their bodies together. The friction made the older man take a deep breath.

Kaoru growled and abruptly caught Toshiya’s chin in one hand and pressed his lips brutally upon Toshiya’s soft ones. The younger man was paralysed with shock before he too began responding to Kaoru’s kiss, burying his hands in Kaoru’s hair.

" Ah, Kaoru!" Toshiya cried out as he was pushed up against the wall, Kaoru’s mouth hungrily roaming his neck and chest.

Somehow they managed to find the bedroom. Hastily Kaoru pinned the bassist to the bed. Toshiya closed his eyes and whimpered as Kaoru’s hand slipped under his shirt and began roaming on the flat surface. Suddenly Kaoru stopped moving. Curious, Toshiya opened his eyes and found Kaoru staring at him.

" Hm?"

" You’re very beautiful, Toshiya…" Kaoru said, gently caressing his face.

Toshiya blushed as Kaoru kissed him lightly on the lips.

" Get some sleep," the guitarist said, lifting himself of the bed and heading for the bathroom.

***

The moon shone through the slight parting of the curtains. Kaoru was snoring softly. Toshiya snuggled closer to the man. Kaoru’s usually serious lines had softened in sleep. Lovingly, he kissed his cheek and felt himself turning red in the face.

" Good night, my love."

Smiling shyly, he rested his head in the crook of Kaoru’s neck and fell asleep.

***

Slapping a hand across his eyes, Kaoru tried to fall back to sleep. But the incessant chirping of birds outside and the noisy traffic 7 floors below was too distracting. He sat up a bit too fast, his head screaming in protest. He groaned and brushed his fingers through his mass of messy hair.

" Ugh…I need water…" he croaked like a frog. Trying to recall what had he been doing the night before, he padded to the kitchen.

But he was surprised to find breakfast laid out on the table for him. He noticed a notepaper for him as he took the glass of orange juice and drank it down in a gulp.

               See you at practice and remember to eat your breakfast ^.^!

                                                                                          Love, your koibito,

©Toshiya©

" My koibito, huh?"

Kaoru smiled as his fingers traced over the blue lipstick stain on the paper next to Toshiya’s name.

~owari^.^v

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