Title: Blue Butterfly
Author:
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shoustar , beta'd by
hellsu
Pairings: Tora x Saga, Shou x Hiroto, Kai x Nao, Aoi x Uruha, Ruki x Reita (hinted)
Rating: PG-13 now, NC-17 later
Warnings: Foul language, M/M Relationships, Sexual References
Disclaimer: I do know own alice nine. or the GazettE.
The Tiger and the Butterfly
The sun’s rays shined into Tora’s room, willing the boy to wake up. Tora struggled at first as he groaned under his blankets. He moved around before beginning to remove the blanket from his body. His eyes squinted as the sun blinded him for a moment. As instinct, Tora used his arm to shield the light as he turned his body so that he was now sitting at the end of his bed.
His back was to the window, causing him to put his arm down since the sun was not as intense anymore. Taking a few minutes to get used to the light and wake up he eventually stood up and walked lazily towards his bathroom. He shut the door behind him before reaching into the shower and turning the knob.
The water began to flow, the temperature still too cold. He adjusted the knob before closing the shower door. He began to strip out of his clothes one by one as he waited for the water to warm up a bit. In about two minutes he was inside the shower, the warm water falling onto his skin and soothing his muscles. Tora’s eyes were closed as he just basked in the blissful moment.
His mind began to wander. It had already been three whole days that Saga had been staying at his home. He only had four more days and then he’d leave. Releasing a long sigh he wondered if this whole plan was going to work. He already discussed the plan with his father and he, of course, was not pleased with it.
Tora was surprised, however, that his father agreed to go along with it. Usually there was a long verbal battle before he actually accepted. This time they just exchanged a few words and that was it. He had agreed that if Saga lasted until the end of the week then his town would not get destroyed and they would build their homes or whatever somewhere else.
Tora was still suspicious though. His father never gave in that easily. He had a feeling something was up, but he was clueless as to what. Deciding to check into it later, he turned the shower knob to turn off the water. The dark haired man stepped out of his shower, reaching for the closest towel that hung on the wall.
He wrapped it around the lower part of his body as he began to get himself ready for class. He had an early class today which he was not looking forward to. Still, he pushed himself to get ready. It was already past 7am so he knew that Saga would be long gone. Tora still was unsure how anyone could wake up as early as he did.
“Whatever,” Tora said to himself, “Not like I’m ever going to try it.”
It took Tora about an hour to do his hair, make-up, and get dressed. Once he was ready he grabbed his cell phone and school bag before descending the stairs. Kana was in the kitchen when Tora arrived there, making breakfast and whatnot. Their eyes met and the elder woman offered a warm smile which Tora somewhat returned.
“Ohayougozaimasu Amano-san,” Kana greeted as she put the food onto a plate.
Tora just bowed in response. He sat down at his usual spot at the table and picked up a book he found. Looking through it he noticed it was probably something left behind by Saga. Perhaps something they had to read for class. He ignored it, placing it down before releasing a long sigh.
“What time did he leave?” Tora asked, knowing that Kana would know who he was talking about.
“He left in a rush. He slept in apparently,” Kana chuckled, “It was almost 7am when he came rushing down the stairs, grabbed a piece of toast and zoomed out the door.”
Tora rolled his eyes. Why was he not surprised that Saga would freak out over being late? He just seemed like the perfect student. Tora stood up straight when Kana put a plate down in front of him. He thanked her before grabbing some chopsticks and muttering an ‘itadakimasu’ before he started eating.
~*~
The bell made its final ring the moment Saga barged through the door. He thanked the gods that he made it, releasing a long sigh as he wandered towards his desk. Hiroto and Nao were already at their desks and staring at their friend with utter shock.
“Don’t say a word,” Saga stated as their homeroom teacher came in. Saga immediately took his seat.
After their homeroom teacher made a few announcements he excused everyone for their free period. Saga loved that about Wednesdays. They had a free period after their homeroom where they could use the hour and a half to study, eat, chill, or whatever. Just as long as they did not go off campus, they had the freedom.
Saga groaned to himself which triggered his friends to turn towards him. Nao was surprised when he arrived to school and did not see Saga anywhere. Then when Hiroto arrived they had really gotten worried. Never had Saga been late. And never had he arrived any later than 7am.
“So…what took you?” Nao asked, breaking the silence.
Hiroto nodded, “Yeah. This is definitely not normal for you.”
Saga waved a hand to his friends, signaling them to stop bugging him. He then used that same hand to run it through his hair as he heaved a long sigh, “I do not know why I’m here late. I just woke up and it was 6:30am. I could not believe it. So I rushed to take a shower, barely did my hair, and ran over here. Well…ran to the train station. But then I ran here too.”
“That would explain why you look like shit,” Nao stated.
“Yes,” Saga replied, “It does.”
It was then they heard the sound of girls giggling and getting excited. They turned to see Shou walking into the classroom and towards them. Hiroto smiled happily at the other as he sat down next to them. The boy cuddled closer towards his boyfriend, which only made Shou ruffle his hair a bit.
“So how are my little kouhais?” Shou questioned as his eyes glided over the others.
Nao pointed a finger towards Saga, “He was late for the first time ever.”
“I was not late! The bell rang the moment I stepped in the door,” Saga corrected his friend.
The other three laughed in unison. Saga grumbled a bit before averting his gaze to look outside. Shou, Hiroto, and Nao then began talking about other topics while Saga just stared at nothing in particular. He only had four more days to live with Tora. He wondered if they would be worth it. Since he started living here, he’s barely had to do anything for the dark-haired enigma.
His job was almost too easy. He knew, however, that meant Tora had to be planning something. Perhaps Tora would start driving him insane in the last few days he would be staying at his house. Saga just knew he had to be prepared for it. He would not lose his home to that man.
~*~
Tora finished the last of his food at around 8:15am. He bowed in thanks before picking up the empty plate and taking it to the sink where Kana was working on packing Tora’s lunch. Tora stifled a yawn as he let his head rest on the palm of his hand while he watched the woman.
She chuckled at his tired expression, “You really hate morning, Amano-san.”
Tora just nodded as he closed his eyes, hoping perhaps he could take a small nap. It was then he jumped from hearing the sudden ringing of a phone. But it wasn’t the house phone. Tora raised a brow and looked towards his phone but that was not it. He looked around as well as Kana as they tried to look for the origin of the sound.
Tora walked to where he could hear it. He shuffled around the dining table until he scooted open a chair to see a phone there glowing and buzzing. Tora looked down and read the words ‘father’ flashing on the screen.
‘Baka! This must be his phone. He probably forgot it since he was in such a hurry…’ Tora thought to himself.
Tora thought it was best to answer the call. If it was his father it was probably something important. Tora lifted the phone and answered it, putting it to his ear.
“Moshi moshi?” Tora began as he listened to the man on the other line, “Ah no…this is Amano…I think he forgot his phone. He was in a hurry this morning…ah hai. Uh huh…?”
Tora froze. His expression read that of disbelief. He closed his eyes as he swallowed a lump that had formed in his throat before letting his head slump down a bit. He nodded, offering a few more hai’s and ah’s to the other. Tora then walked towards an area that had a small notepad, grabbed a pen and began to write down some information. After a full five minutes, Tora nodded once again.
“I’ll go get him right now,” Tora stated. He then said his goodbye to Saga’s father before hanging up the phone.
There was an awkward silence in the room now. Tora heaved a long sigh as he looked down at the information he had written down. Kana only watched her master as she waited for some kind of explanation. The dark haired boy looked up at the woman before walking towards her.
“Saga’s mother fainted,” Tora began, “She’s in the hospital.”
~*~
Saga pouted as he rummaged through his backpack. He was searching for his cell phone because he wanted to call his parents to see what they were up to. He could not find it though and wondered what could have happened to the device. Nao had offered his but he only shrugged it off saying it was not a big deal if he could not call them.
Instead he placed his bag back down and took out a notebook with one of their textbooks. Since there was nothing else to do, he decided to do homework. The other three just continued to chat about nothing in particular. Saga zoned in and out with the conversations but he really did not feel in the social mode at the moment.
He was actually wondering in his mind just what Tora would have planned for him for the next four days. Saga was not looking forward to it either way. Still, he wondered if Tora really was the one he had met those years ago. He certainly did not act the same way. At least, he did not in public. Saga supposed he’d never truly find out since Tora obviously did not remember him at all.
“Oh my gosh,” came a girl’s voice from the front of the room.
This triggered more gasps and giggles. Saga rolled his eyes not wanting to pay attention to whatever guy just walked through the door. Saga always got annoyed when the girls started swooning over older good looking guys that stepped into their classroom. What was the point?
“Is Takashi Sakamoto here?” came an all too familiar voice.
Saga’s eyes went wide. He turned to see Tora at the door of their class room talking to a few classmates. The boy looked at his friends who could not believe their eyes as well. ‘What the hell!? Why is he at my school?’
It was at that moment his classmates pointed behind them and to Saga which made the boy curse to himself. He glared towards Tora as the dark haired man walked towards their group. Tora greeted Shou and Saga’s friends before looking at the other. But before Tora had a chance to say anything, Saga offered him a few words.
“What the hell are you doing here? This is my school, go away!” Saga yelled.
Tora knew something like this would unfold, “There was an emergency.”
At that statement Saga raised a brow, watching as Tora dug trough his own pockets. He brought out Saga’s phone before him. He handed it to the boy as Saga just stared with confusion, “I can last the day without my phone. Why drive all the way here to deliver it to me?”
“That’s not the emergency,” Tora continued, “Your father called you on there and—”
“You answered my phone? What the hell, Tora!?” Saga complained, “You have no respect for people’s privacy do you?”
Tora raised a brow at the other, “Are you yelling at me?”
Saga shut himself up then and there. He heaved a sigh before playing with his phone for a bit. He then glanced at the other, “Why did you answer the phone?”
“Saga, listen. You can yell at me all you want later,” Tora stated before grabbing Saga’s wrist. This earned a gasp from Hiroto and Nao and questioning glances from the rest of his classroom.
Saga started wide eyed at the other, wondering what the hell he was doing. It was then Tora started dragging Saga towards the door. Saga struggled as he tried to fight free from Tora’s grasp. He cursed and yelled at the other also smacking him a bit from behind. It was not until they were in the hallway did Tora let go as he turned to look at the other.
“What the fuck!?” Saga yelled in anger, “What are you doing? Are you in—?”
“Your mother is in the hospital,” Tora finally said.
And in one whole minute Saga stared at the other, took in the information, and then he was off. Running towards the exit of the school, all he could think about was how stupid he was.
~*~
The Devil and the Angel
Aoi was already in his class when he received a text from Tora saying he would be late. Apparently, something happened with Saga’s mother and he had to take Saga to the hospital from his school. Aoi just told him to go ahead and skip and he’d give him the homework. He leaned back in his spot as he watched people begin to wander into the class room.
Class did not start for another ten minutes but Aoi sometimes just came here to finish last minute homework and what not. He was almost done with questions he had to answer when he felt a tap on the back of his arm.
His teeth clenched. He really hoped it wasn’t that girl that kept fawning over him every class period. Restraining himself from yelling and putting on a fake smile he turned around to see…not who had expected. His eyes became wide and he stood up instantly.
“Ruki?” Aoi questioned just to make sure it was, indeed, his friend from his hometown.
Ruki removed his sunglasses and offered a nod. Aoi was not surprised to see Reita here as well. Wherever Ruki was Reita was right there with him. He offered a small hug to his friends before offering them to sit down with him. No one had to know they were not in the class. Plus, the lecture room they were in today was so huge he doubted the professor would ever notice them.
“What are you guys doing here?” Aoi asked his two friends.
Ruki patted Aoi on the shoulder, “What are you talking about? We wanted to see how our best friend was.”
“Yeah right,” Aoi stated, “You just wanted to skip class huh?”
Ruki then let his eyes wandered with an obvious not-so-innocent expression. Aoi knew he had guessed right. Ruki disliked school but his parents told him he had to go to school in order to live with them and inherit everything they have. ‘We will not give this house and money to a son that is not educated,’ they had said.
Reita no longer attended school and his parents did not care. As long as the guy made money and did not ask them for it, they would be happy. So far, Reita was doing pretty damn good job of it. Aoi kept in touch with his two friends via email and talking on the phone, but it had been awhile since they’ve seen each other.
“So, I found your club,” Ruki announced.
Aoi offered a surprised expression, “Really? When?”
“Yesterday,” Ruki replied, “I met your co-worker there…Tora is it? He said you had just left.”
Aoi chuckled to himself. That would be the second time someone ran into Tora asking where he was. Tora would probably snap at the next person that tried to look for him, then make fun of him for ‘being so popular’. Tora and Aoi had the personalities to be unsociable people, and they both knew that. They both knew they were probably the troublemakers in their schools. It was probably why they got along so well.
“Have you seen Uru-chan yet?” Ruki asked out of nowhere.
Aoi snapped back to reality when he heard the boy’s name, “Eh? Ah yes…I have.”
Ruki read Aoi’s expression easily. Yes, they have met, but they’ve probably done more than that as well. He could not believe that Aoi had tainted the boy so young. Ruki offered a small laugh as he gently smacked Aoi on the back of the head, earning an ‘ow!’ from the other.
“You two had sex already, huh?” Ruki asked his friend even though he already knew the answer.
Aoi stayed silent before leaning back in his chair, turning his head to the side and crossing his arms over his chest. Ruki rolled his eyes as he smirked at Reita who just snorted at their friend’s actions.
~*~
It was already 8:30 and free period would be over in half an hour. Uruha had spent most of free time doing some homework he had to catch up on. At the moment, he was going down the stairs towards the second year’s floor to find his class mate. Kohara, whom had told him to call him Shou but refused, asked him to come and retrieve when it was close to the start of their next class.
He had not been through the entire second floor before though, unless it was to get to some stairs to go up. He remembered Kohara mentioned class 2-B though. He had finally found the class earning a few bows from students outside the classroom. Sometimes, he liked being a senpai and earning respect. Other times it just annoyed him.
“Ano—is another senpai in this room?” Uruha decided to ask one of the male students outside. Asking the female ones would just earn him stares and giggles, plus a lot of stuttering which he did not want.
The boy and his friend nodded, “Hai. Shou-senpai is with Pon, his boyfriend.”
Uruha was a bit surprised to hear this. Especially since Kohara never mentioned dating someone, let alone a boy. And these guys were acting casual too like it was no big deal. Well, in all sense it wasn’t, but still…two boys dating each other would cause a lot of gossip and discrimination where he was from. Perhaps the schools here were just different.
He thanked the two with a small bow of his head before walking into the room. As he predicted, girls gasped and giggled. He heard someone to the side mutter something about ‘all these bishounen coming into their classroom today’ but just ignored it. He let his eyes scan around the room until his eyes met with the back of his classmates head.
Uruha casually walked towards the small group of boys sitting together. All their eyes moved up to him and Shou just smiled, “Ah, Uruha! Is it time to go already?”
“You have about 25 minutes,” Uruha stated.
“Maa! I should call Saga, he still hasn’t come back in the classroom,” Hiroto realized as he took out his phone.
“Tora-san said it was an emergency,” Shou reminded Hiroto.
Uruha raised a brow when Shou said that name. It sounded familiar. Where had he heard it? He began to think for a bit. It was then he remembered it was the name of Aoi’s friend from the club, the one he met and asked about Aoi. How did Shou know him?
“For that guy an emergency could be his shoes were not tied right!” Hiroto exclaimed, “He probably dragged poor Saga out of class to do something useless!”
Shou chuckled at his boyfriend. He then leaned in and pecked the boy on the lips which caused Uruha to flush a bit. They really were open with their relationship. Uruha looked around the room to see if anyone was staring or anything but there was no one. He was certainly not used to this.
“Okay well, I’m going to head to my next class with Uruha,” Shou stated as he stood up.
Hiroto pouted as he looked up at his boyfriend, “But you still have twenty minutes! Stay a bit longer!”
“Hiroto, you’re acting like you don’t see him at all,” Nao said with a chuckle.
The small boy stuck his tongue out at the other. Uruha laughed a bit to himself at their actions. Uruha watched as Shou then leaned down and kissed Hiroto gently, like the way a lover does. The way Aoi does to him. Would this have been what it was like if he attended school here with his lover? It would have been an easier life.
“Hey, after class, why not go to club ALICE for a bit?” Shou asked the others.
Uruha almost fell over nothing as he heard the name of Aoi’s workplace. He looked up as the other’s offered a nod, “Sure! I’m up for that. We can drag Saga along once we find out what the huge emergency was.”
Nao nodded, “Yeah, he’ll probably be all pissed with Tora and want to vent to us.”
“All right,” Shou chuckled before kissing Hiroto again, “See you guys after school then. Bye.”
Uruha bowed and offered a wave as well before turning to walk out with Shou. As they walked down the hall the boy glanced over at his taller classmate. Shou knew Tora and also knew the place they worked at. He could not help it, he was curious.
“How do you know Tora-san?” He asked as they began to go up the stairs.
“Tora-san? He works at club ALICE where I sing on Friday night,” Shou answered.
“Eh!? You do live entertainment there?” Uruha asked, “You sing?”
Shou chortled at the other’s reaction, “Well I like to sing. It does not mean I’m all that great.”
Uruha frowned a bit as he glanced to the side. He did not mean to sound rude but he could not help but question it. Shou definitely did not seem the type that would sing, since his regular voice itself was so deep. He wondered what his classmate sounded like though.
“Would you like to join us tonight?” Shou questioned, breaking Uruha from his thoughts.
“Eh?” Uruha looked over at the other.
They had reached the top of the stairs and Shou stopped for a moment, “Would you like to join us? Who knows? I might get told to sing.”
Uruha wondered if Aoi would be working tonight. Well, this morning he did not get to talk to the other. Aoi was still sleeping when he woke up so Uruha just went to get ready for class and left without a goodbye. He did not want to wake his lover.
“Sure…” Uruha began, “I’ll go with you guys.
PART 2
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