Room 304, Diety Hall
Author: Yukimi2 yukimi2@yahoo.com
Episode 49: Truth be Told
Toshiya opened his eyes as the first rays of sunlight shone through the window. He was so tired and sore. He didn’t want to leave Kaoru’s embrace; so warm and cozy… Toshiya stared at Kaoru’s face and felt tears gather in his eyes. ~ You love Miyabi that much, don’t you?~ He lightly stroked Kaoru’s cheek; then sighed. He should get up before Kaoru realized that he slept with him and not Miyabi.
Toshiya slid his lean body toward the edge of the bed, but was detained. Kaoru wrapped his arms around the blue head tighter.
“Mine.” Kaoru murmured in his sleep.
Toshiya smiled. “Gomen, Kao-kao.” He whispered tearfully. “You’ve got the wrong person.” He gently pushed the arms away and got out of the bed. He slowly walked to the full length mirror by the closet and stared at himself. He felt his face and stared at his body. Strange. After last night, everything felt different.
Toshiya gave a heavy sigh. He went to the closet to get dressed. Right now, he needed coffee. Lots of it.
****
Toshiya reached the coffee shop in haste. He immediately went to the counter and asked for an extra large dose of coffee, then sat on a stool and brought out a pack of cigarettes. He accepted the coffee in one quick gulp as he took one cigar and lit it. He started smoking while drinking coffee.
“Stressed?” A voice called out behind the pretty boy.
Toshiya quickly turned around. “Takeo?”
Takeo smiled and sat beside him. “Surprised? I’m here every morning.” He motioned to Toshiya’s coffee and cigar. “I can see you have problems.”
Toshiya gave a humourless laugh. “You could say that.” He puffed a cloud of smoke.
Takeo ordered a cupof coffee, then turned back to the blue head. “I take it, you had hell of a time during the ball. Not everyone gets up this early after a night of partying. Especially you.”
Toshiya sighed. “I’m not sure what to say. There’s so many feelings I feel, but words can never do them justice.”
Takeo nodded. “Understandable. Emotional stress can be unbearable. This has to do with Kaoru, am I correct?”
“It’s obvious, isn’t it?”
“Not really. Care to talk about it?”
“Well….” Toshiya stubbed his cigar and sipped more coffee. “Alright. I need to get this out anyway.”
In a matter of minutes, Toshiya explained to Takeo the situation.
“I see.” Takeo leaned on the counter. “Toshiya-kun, you shouldn’t be inclined to believe all you see and hear. Kaoru, as smart as he is in the filed of academics, is not that intelligent or experienced when it comes to practical matters.”
“But Takeo.” Toshiya protested. “What I see and hear is evidence enough to point out that Kaoru does love Miyabi!”
“Toshiya, many times, detectives solve cases due to the amount of evidence. But sometimes, seeing and hearing is not enough. There are times when a detective solves a case by disregarding substantial evidence and listening to their instincts.”
“What are you trying to say?”
Takeo smiled. “I’m saying to ignore the evidence. Ignore what you see and what you hear. Listen to your heart and what your heart alone tells you. Maybe what happened last night has a reasonable explanation, as crazy as it was.” Takeo crushed his now-empty cup. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to take Jun to the grocery store.”
Toshiya waved. “Thanks, Takeo-kun.”
“Take care.”
Toshiya watched as the man left. He turned back around and smoked some more. Then, on the corner of his eye, he noticed hakuei and Miyabi sitting together in the corner. Toshiya stared with a slight feeling of jealousy. Both of them were smiling and laughing together. How sweet.
Toshiya closed his eyes and stared at his empty coffe cup once he opened them again. He thought about what Takeo just said. ~Listen to your heart…..~
He put a hand on his heart. It was hurting. He sighed. He could never understand Kaoru. Never. Why would kaoru want him?
The blue head ordered more coffee. He brought out his wallet and fumbled for cash. Suddenly, a piece of paper fell on the floor. Toshiya cursed and bent down to pick it up. He took it and stared at it.
It said:
‘Mrs. Tanaka’s Designer Clothing’
Toshiya blinked. Once. Twice. He sat there and stared at the card for a few minutes.
“Sir, your coffee is ready.” The cashierist said.
“Oh. Sorry.” Toshiya got up and paid for it. He quickly grabbed the cup and went out the doors. He immediately flipped his cell phone open and dialed Mrs. Tanaka’s number.
*****
Kaoru woke up with the biggest headache ever. His whole body ached and he felt –very- tired for some reason. He groggily got up and stayed there until his mind began to clear. Slowly, realization dawned on him. He immediately looked around the room.
~Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit.~ he said over and over again. ~Did I dream it? Where’s Miyabi? Oh shit. Where’s Totchi?~
Kaoru managed to put some clothes on amidst his panicked state.
~Baka. Baka. Baka. Baka. I can’t believe I slept with Miyabi!~
~No. It might be a dream.~
~Shit. What’s going on?~
He picked up his keys and ran out the doors. He ran up the stairs and pounded on Die’s dorm. “DIE! I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Die opened the door. “Kaoru, you’ve got the worst timing.”
Kaoru saw Shinya sitting on the couch inside with one of Die’s shirts on. “Gomen. But this can’t wait.” He grabbed Die’s arm and lead him to the hall.
*****
“Sou…sou…my husband mentioned you the last time I talked to him.”
Toshiya blushed as he spoke into his cell phone. “Sou desu ka?”
Mrs.Tanaka laughed. “You’ve got the job. I’m in need for a few models for my new designs.”
“Hontou?”
“Hai. When can you start?”
“Anou….” Toshiya hesitated. “…can I start right away?”
“RIGHT AWAY?!”
“Due to circumstances here, it’d be beneficial.”
“Do you have a place to stay?”
“I have a brother in Paris I can stay with.”
“You do realize that this is a very strenuous job that requires a lot of traveling.”
“Wakarimasita.”
“Are you certain to give up your schooling for this?”
Toshiya bit his lip. “Things are too chaotic for me at this point. I believe I need time away from here. I know you can help me.”
“But---.”
“Onegaishimasu.” Toshiya pleaded.
There was a short pause. “….. Alright. I’ll arrange the plane tickets. I’ll reserve the first flight from there to Paris. I’ll call you back.”
“Arigatou gozai maus.” Toshiya said, then hung up.
*****
Die shook his head. “Damn…are you sure you weren’t dreaming any of this??”
“Look.” Kaoru lifted his shirt up and Die saw the large scratchmarks on the purple head’s back.
Die winced. “Geezuz. You’ve gotta talk to Miyabi then.”
“But I don’t know where he went! And what am I supposed to say? ‘oh, miyabi. Sorry about yesterday. I didn’t mean to have sex with you.’”
Die shrugged. “Why are you asking me? I’m no good with words. You are.”
Kaoru grabbed the red head’s shoulders and shook him. “Die, you’re supposed to be my best friend!!”
Die: @_@;; “Alright. First of all, calm yourself. Take a few deep breaths.” He patted his best friend on the back. “Now, I heard from people that Miyabi is with Hakuei at the coffee shop.”
“Eh? How do you know?”
“Because I’m Die.” Die went back in his dorm and grabbed a jacket. “If it makes you feel better, I’ll go with you.” He glanced at Shinya’s pouting face. “Gomen, Shinchan. A friend needs my help.”
Shinya took a deep breath. “understandable. How about I go with you guys? I need to grab some sweet tea and it looks like Kaoru needs some too.”
“Are you sure you’re not just coming because
you can’t stand a second without me?” Die teased.
Shinya made a face and hit Die’s chest with his fists. “MOU~! Bakabakabakabaka!”
Die laughed.
Kaoru stared at them with sad eyes. He wiched he and Toshiya could be as happy as those two. With what happened the night before, things seem more impossible between him and the blue head. How could Toshiya love him back after sleeping with someone else in their dorm?
Kaoru paused. ~’Love???’~
~Where did that come from?~
~When did I ever think that….?~
kaoru thought about all the things he and Toshiya shared together. The room, the heartaches---everything.
~’kaoru, aisheteru.’~
Kaoru closed his eyes and clutched his chest. ~Totchi….I….I…~
“KAORU!” Die yelled.
Kaoru looked up and blinked. Die and Shinya were looking at him peculiarly. He looked to the side. The front doors of the coffee shop were already there.
“Kaoru, you ok?” Shinya asked.
“Ah, hai.” Kaoru nodded.
“Alright.” Die opened the door and motioned the other two to go ahead. “Dozo.”
Kaoru took a deep breath and went in.
******
Miyabi and Hakuei were chatting happily as Kaoru approached them.
“Ano….are you sure you didn’t’ dream any of it?” Die whispered to him. “Miyabi seems….slightly unaffected….”
Kaoru observed Miyabi. He was smiling sweetly at Hakuei. ~Maybe there was a mistake….~ Kaoru doubted himself. “Miaybi-kun.”
“Ah! Kaoru-kun! Ohayo!” Miyabi greeted cheerfully.
Hakuei frowned, then greeted Shinya and Die with a nod.
“ne, did you have fun last night?” Miyabi asked innocently.
Die and Shinya looked at each other as Kaoru turned pink.
“Ano….O.o;;” Kaoru stuttered.
“Hakuei and I were just talking about how you left the ball early. I didn’t even get the chance to thank you for escorting me there.”
“I………left early???”
Miyabi nodded. “Hai. Hakuei and I were trying to find you all over the dance floor for about an hour. Then we ran into Prof.Pata. he said he saw you leave.”
Kaoru’s eyes widened. “I….I left??” ~But…Miyabi was with Hakuei…Then---.~
“Ano…is something wrong, Kaoru?”
“Ah…er…” Kaoru blinked. ~Maybe I dreamed it all. Impossible! Those scratch marks….!~
Die stepped in. “Did you see Kaoru leave with someone else?”
“Nope. We didn’t see him leave.” Hakuei replied as he lit a cigar.
Shinya made a face.
“Why don’t you ask him?” Hakuei motioned toward Kaoru. “He’s right here.”
Kaoru, still in a daze, didn’t’ say anything.
Die sighed. “Gomen. We need to know because it’s an important matter.”
Shinya swiftly grabbed Hakuei’s cigar and stubbed it out. “Sorry. Couldn’t think with that there.” He turned away from Hakuei’s scowl and looked at Miyabi. “Where’s Prof.Pata’s office?”
“In the English building, room201.” Miyabi replied.
“Alright.” Shinya grabbed Kaoru’s arm and dragged him out.
~I could’ve sworn I saw Miyabi’s face….~ Kaoru thought. ~ Did I ….did I dream the whole thing?~
*****
Toshiya got back to the dorm with a heavy heart. He placed his purse on his bed and lay down. He looked over to the other bed. He remembered the hot searing kisses and the warm, loving touches from Kaoru. He touched his lips.
~Kaoru…~
He sighed. This was tearing him apart. Too much has gone on at Diety Hall. From the break up with Hakuei to Kaoru’s “infatuation” with Miyabi.
~It’s just better for me to leave for the time being.~ Toshiya closed his eyes. ~Like my father said, I’ll end up a failure anyway.~
Suddenly, his cell phone rang.
Toshiya immediately picked it up. “Moshi moshi?”
“Hara-san desu ka?”
“Hai. Hara desu.”
“This is Mrs. Tanaka.”
“Oh. I’m sorry, I didn’t recognize your voice.”
“It’s alright. About your flight, I’ve reserved a ride for you to come here.:
“Ok.”
“Hai. But I’m personally going to go to NYC for business matters. The plan is for you to take a train to NYC, and meet me at JFK airport. I have your plane tickets at hand, so we can both go to France together.”
“When should I leave for the train station?”
“Tomorrow morning.”
“WHAT?”
“You said you needed to leave as soon as possible.”
“….Yes…I did… Arigatou gozai masu.”
“Dooitasimasite. See you then, Hara-kun.”
“Hai….” Toshiya slowly hung up.
He stayed staring at the phone for a few minutes, then sighed. “Guess I’d better start packing up.”
*****
Die, Kaoru, and Shinya reached Prof. Pata in haste. The Prof. Let them in the office and they all seated themselves on the leather chairs.
“So, what brings you here?” Pata asked in his monotone voice.
“Well, it’s more of a personal importance, Prof.” Kaoru said. “Do you remember what happened at the ball last night?”
The Prof. raised an eyebrow.
“I mena, you saw me leave early, right?”
“Yes….”
“Did I leave alone, or with someone else?”
“Hmmmm…. Frankly speaking, I saw many people leave. I can’t remember you all.”
“But you did see me leave?”
“Yes. I do recall you leaving, but the reason I remembered was because you looked incredibly wasted.” {Heh. I can’t see Pata use the word ‘wasted’. ^^; yk2}
“I did?”
“I was wondering if you had too much punch or if you sneaked in alcohol.”
“No, I wouldn’t sneak in any beer, but I remember drinking punch.” Kaoru scratched his head. “What does that have to do with anything?”
Prof. Pata leaned back on his chair. “After the ball was over, Takuro inspected the punch and said something was wrong with it. I assumed he was being his own over-acting self, but I’m not so sure right now.”
“Was anyone helping Kaoru leave the hall?” Shinya asked, trying to get back to the subject at hand. “If he was that dazed, I don’t think he could’ve made it to his dorm.”
Pata rubbed his fingers on his chin in thought. “Actually, I do remember someone escorting Kaoru out of the ball, but I don’t know his name.”
“Can you describe him for us?”
“All I saw was an Egyptian headdress.”
“That’s impossible.” Die said. “If it’s an Egyptian headdress, then that means Miyabi was the one. He was the only one with a Cleopatra outfit.”
“I heard someone saw Prof. Yoshiki in an Egyptian outfit.” Prof. Pata informed.
Kaoru choked. ~I fucked Prof. YOSHIKI?!?~
“No. That’s impossible. Kyo said they spent the night together.” Die said indiscreetly.
“Kyo AND Prof. Yoshiki!?!?!?” Kaoru and Shinya exclaimed.
“And Sugi.” Die added.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in.” Prof. Pata said.
Ayumi came in with a stack of papers. “Prof., I need to….” She stopped once she sa the 3 men. “…oh… what’s going on here?”
“Ayumi, do you remember anyone with an Egyptian outfit last night?” Prof. Pata asked.
The 3 Diety Hall residents stared incredulously at the prof.
“I don’t remember much what happened last night. I got hit in the head by that blonde midget, then when I woke up, everything was fuzzy. I do remember the guy that played MacBeth had a headdress on.”
“Who else? There had to be another person.” Shinya insisted.
Ayumi made a face. “Why is it so important?”
Prof. Pata sighed. “It seems a personal matter is involved.”
“IF you’re thinking of who won the costume contest, then you’ve got no luck. That Mana guy won first place for dressing up as himself.”
Die laughed. “Does that mean Gackt had 2nd place with his vampy outfit?”
Kaoru frowned. “Could we get back to the Egyptian outfit. I need to know if anyone other than Prof. Yoshiki or Miyabi had it on.”
Ayumi scowled, but remembered Prof. Pata’s presense. ~Guess I’d better behave well.~ “There is one other person that I faintly recall with an Egyptian outfit.”
“Who?”
Ayumi pouted deeper. “Toshiya.”
*****
Contd @ Episode 50: Sayounara, Totchi?
to be continued~
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