Teru cleared his throat and licked his lips. His eyes shily gazed through the room, sweeping all of his friends' figure. They were staring at him. Jiro blinked to him several times. Hisashi, still with his ever cold gaze, just peering at him through his eyelashes. The leader strared patiently to him but he seemed like he was supressing an anger inside.

"Teru…" the leader's voice came out in low tone.

Teru grin sheepishly to him. "Summan, Takkun…Another try?"

The leader nodded and they began to play the song again. That time Teru did his job, but he was a little lost in the last note. Takuro released a big sigh and put his guitar on its stand. He ran his hand through his hair and settled his eyes on Teru.

"Teru, what's the matter anyway? Are you feeling awful or something?" he asked.

Teru snorted. "Nah…I'm fine, Takkun…"

"You're lying"

Teru snapped his head to the owner of the deep voice. Jiro put down his Fender. "You can't hide it from us. I can see that you have a problem…"

Teru rolled his eyes. In times like that he always felt annoyed by Jiro's nosiness.

"Yeah, Jiro's right. What happen, Teko?"

This time he blinked. Hisashi agreed with Jiro. Yeah, he noticed that lately the so ever cat and dog were became closer than usual, but he never heard Hisashi agreed with Jiro.

"Teru?" three pairs of brows lifted to him, waiting for him to response.

Teru sighed. They ere his friends. His very good friends. So he guessed it was okay to tell them about what had been disturbing his mind.

"It's about last night…" he finally managed to speak.

Jiro beamed, "Last night? So you finally proposed to Amy? Wai, Teru! Congr---"

His speech was cut by Takuro. "Easy, Jiro. Let him finish it first. Go on, Teru…"

Jiro pouted. Hisashi smiled and patted the bassist's shoulder. Teru continued with his explanation, "Yeah, Jiro's right…"

"See?" the bassist beamed again.

"Jiro…"

He pouted again. Teru grinned, "Last night…I supposed to propose to Amy. But…I didn't do it…not yet…"

"Ee? Nande?"

Teru entwined his fingers, "I wanted to know first how actually she looked at me. I wanted to know what actually I meant for her. So I asked her and…" he stopped, biting his lower lip.

"And…?" his friends echoed.

Teru smiled faintly, "The answer was really out from my prediction."

Takuro catched a bitter tone in his friend's words. He gently put his hand on the vocalist's shoulder, "What did she said?"

"She said…she didn't know. She just knew that she attracted with me and it was nice dating with me. She never thought about that seriously. She just knew that I was his boyfriend and the dignity to have me as her boyfriend. She said it was nice to know that she was dating a vocalist from the number one rock band in this country. At least there's another thing she could win from Yumi…" his voice was low.

Takuro gently squeezing Teru's shoulder. Teru smiled to him, "And she added that she loved me so much. But she also had somethings that she didn't like from me like why I had to be with my children at the time she needed me so much…"

He took a deep breath, "Then…I broke up with her…"

Silence. Takuro just could tapping his friend's shoulder gently, trying to give him some courage. A courage for what, he didn't know exactly.

"Aww, Teru…I'm sorry for you…but…see? I've told you before that she didn't match with you. She's not destined for you…" Jiro said.

Hisashi frowned to the bassist then he turned to the vocalist, giving him a concern look, "I'm sorry to hear that, Teko…But why you asked her that question? Maybe if you didn't ask her, everything would be all right…"

Teru shook his head gently, "No, Tono. I've thought like that too, right after I got home. But after I thought about it all over again, I didn't regret to question her like that. That made me save from doing something stupid like marrying the wrong person…"

"Teru…what ever it is, it's your decision…I'm sure you know what is the best for you…" the leader's diplomatic words came softly.

Teru smiled thankfully to his friends. "Yeah. Thanks for your concern, guys. I feel a little relieve now. Thanks…"

"Really?" Jiro asked again, stubbornly staring at the vocalist.

"Yeah."

"Everything's gonna be allright, Teko…"Hisashi added.

Teru nodded, feeling grateful that at times like that, he had good friends like them.

"So," Takuro cleared his throat, "I guess nobody has their head on the practice again…Let's end it now then…"

"Yay!" the bassist beamed again.

"But tomorrow practice will be at eight…" the leader continued, glaring at the now pouted Jiro.

****

Jiro sipped his beer slowly. He laughed at Takuro's joke. He sat next to Hisashi who kept mocking him because Jiro just had his third glass while Hisashi already had had five and that time he was having his second glass of double scotch.

Jiro wrinked his nose to Hisashi. Yeah, he couldn't handle the liquor very well, but he loved to drink. So he only could have light beer like Budweiser or Carlsberg and some soda.

"What you have in there?" Hisashi asked him, pointing Jiro's head with his hand that holding his glass.

"Nande mo nai tte…" he answered softly.

Hisashi sipped his scotch, "Yeah, right…"

Jiro chuckled. He sipped his beer again. "You can read me, can't you?"

"Aa. Considering that we've been closer these few months…" Hisashi replied. Jiro tilted his head to the side and smiled.

Hisashi leaned his back to the bar, facing to Teru and Takuro who sat around a table. He frowned at Jiro's glass and lifted his hand to the bartender. The bartender nodded and he gave Hisashi another glass of double scotch.

The petit guitarist put the glass in front of Jiro. "Here, try this…"

"What? You're trying to make me drunk?" Jiro glared at him.

Hisashi shook his glass. He laughed, "I don't have to, Jiro…"

Jiro pouted and emptied his glass. He then took the scotch, but he didn't drink it. He just let his fingers played with the
cryistal. "Ne, Hisa…what do you think about Teru?"

"Nani?" the guitarist lifted his perfect-shaped eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

Jiro bit his lower lip. "About his question to Amy…"

"Oh, that…He is hurt because of that…"

"Yeah…"

Hisashi took another gulp of his scotch.

"Do you think that it's okay to ask someone like that? I mean, to ask them about how actually they look at you?" Jiro asked again, still didn't take any of the scotch.

Hisashi rubbed the back of his neck, "I think it's okay. But, if you didn't sure of it, you better didn't do that…"

"Why?"

"Why? Well…" Hisashi licked his lips, "If they gave you the unexpected answer, you will get crush. You better sure of it and be ready for whatever the answer will be…"

Jiro's eyes didn't leave the glass. "And…what do you think about me?"

Hisashi snapped his head to the blonde, "Jiro…"

Jiro smiled to him and waved his hand, "No, no, I just want to know…I'm just being nosy as usual…"

Hisashi stared seriously at him. "You're not nosy, Jiro. I don't think that you are nosy…"

Jiro could feel his cheek was flushed. "Doumo…"

Hisashi finished his scotch. "About your question…I can't answer it right now. Tomorrow I'll tell you about it…"

Jiro sipped his scotch and twisted his eyebrows when the liquid flowed through his throat. "No. You better don't answer it then…"

"Ee?" the small man frowned.

"I don't want you to think hard about it, Hisa. I just want a direct answer, if you feel like you have to think about it first, then don't answer me…" Jiro said slowly.

Hisashi stared at his friend. Somewhat, he felt like he wanted to hug him. Jiro was so cute and all of his words sounded so innocent. He placed his hand on top of Jiro's. "Ne, how about we go to your place or mine to talk about this?"

The bassist frowned. Hisashi tilted his head to Teru who was laughing and singing some enka songs with Takuro. "It's a hard time for Teru and I don't want to add the mushiness with our serious talk…"

Jiro sighs, "I guess you're right."

Hisashi smiled and took Jiro's hand in his own. Jiro blushed when the guitarist gave a little explanation to Teru and Takuro, who stopped singing and stunned at their twining hands, that they had to go and dragged him to leave the room.

****

Teru stunned as his friends left the room. He couldn't belive on what he just saw. Hisashi and Jiro. Hand in hand. "What the hell is going on?" he fumed.

Takuro chuckled. "They're drunk, Teru. Don't take it too seriously…"

"Yeah, but no matter how drunk they are…it's so…so…"

"Unpredictable?" the leader replied him. Takuro sipped his beer. "They are unpredictable, Teru. Whatever they do, it's always unpredictable…Even knowing them for years don't help us much to understand them."

Teru finally nodded after a moment, "Yeah, you're right." He stretched his body, "Maybe I have to find another one who can understand me well…"

Takuro lifted his glass, "That's what you have to do. But now you have to enjoy your freedom for a while. When the right time comes, you will ready, Teru…"

The charming one grinned, "You're drunk, Takkun…"

"I am…"

****

"Well, where do we go?" Hisashi stopped his car at the intersection. Left toward Hisashi's house and right toward Jiro's place.

Jiro bit his lower lip then lifted his clenched fist, "One, two…"

Hisashi sighed and moved his hand together with Jiro.

"Three!"

Jiro raised two fingers while Hisashi reached out his fist. The brunette grinned. "You're place, Jiro…"

Jiro shrugged. Hisashi chuckled and turned his car to the right. A few minutes later they reached Jiro's house. He pulled his car to the car lot. They got off the car and Hisashi catched up with the blonde after he locked his car.

Jiro turned on the light and asked Hisashi to sit.

"Do you want something?" Jiro asked as Hisashi propped himself on the couch.

"Eh, no, thanks…"

"Okay then…" Jiro walked to his friend and sat beside him, on the other end of the couch.

They were trapped in silence for a few moments. Drowned into their own mind until Hisashi cleared his throat, breaking the silency. "Jiro…"

The owner of the name slowly turned his head to him.

Hisashi coughed a little, "Ugh…may I…hear your question once again?"

"You really want to talk about it?" Jiro asked him in surprise.

"Well, you're the one who started it…"

Jiro shook his head, "No, Hisa. I've told you, I just wanted to know. If you didn't want to answer it, it's okay…"

"But I want to answer it…" the guitarist replied him directly.

Jiro sighed, biting his full lower lip innocently. He leaned his back to the sofa and made himself felt comfortable. "Well…as you know, Hisa…We're being this close lately. Not that I have an objection on that or something, but…I feel a little…curious…"

"Curious?" a pair of delicate eyebrows lifted up.

"Yeah. I'm curious on what actually making us became closer. You know, we are different…but in someway I thought that we are similar…I just want to know, how actually you look at me. Coz, in the first place I was kinda thinking that you hated me and stuffs…"

He paused. Hisashi stared at him, waiting for another words came out from those amazing lips. But Jiro didn't say anything again. "So…that's all?" Hisashi asked him.

Jiro nodded.

Hisashi tucked piece of hair behind his ear, "and what about yourself, Jiro?" The bassist looked at him, frowning. "What do you think about how I look at you?"

Jiro weakly shook his head, "I have no idea, Hisa. I don't know, that's why I'm asking you…"

Hisashi leaned his back to the couch too, finding the right words to begin. "Ugh, it's kinda hard to answer, Jiro. But first let me say that I didn't hate you. I didn't like you, once. But I didn't hate you. Maybe the feeling was there because I was jealous…"

Hisashi continued before Jiro could muttered a word. "Yes, Jiro. Jealous. I was jealous with you coz that time Teru could get along with you so well. You know, that time I was the one who was close to Teru but then you came with you're brightfulness and cheerfulness and somewhat I felt like you took Teru away from me."

The guitarist shook his head a little, "No, it's not that I had a crush on Teru or something. It was just like someone took away your very best friend from you. Yeah, maybe that was what I felt that time. And maybe because you are so bright and cheerful. You could easily express your feeling. You just simply do what you wanna do and say what you wanna say. Because of that, people think that you're nosy…"

Jiro listened to him carefully because everything Hisashi said would mean so much for him.

"But as time goes by, I finally realised that you're not a person like I thought you were. You are nosy because you care. You care about everything surround you. You always want to make sure that Takuro, Teru, and me are always alright."

Jiro blushed. He looked down to the carpet and played with the hem of his shirt.

"And I couldn't forget that you care so much about me when Ayu-chan was sick." Hisashi continued, "I really thanked you for that time. You accompanied me to take Ayu-chan to the vet and done so much for me…"

Jiro coughed, still embarrasing from Hisashi's high-flatter. "Eh, it was nothing…"

Hisashi chuckled, "See? You're also so cute, Jiro-chan. Not just your physichal, but also your attitude. Your attention and concern to others. I think it's cute. You're so caring, Jiro-chan."

"Aww, you're getting too much, Hisashi…" Jiro commented. Face still red, both from Hisashi's flatter and from Hisashi called him `Jiro-chan'.

"No,no, I'm serious. You know, because of your open personality, you drag people in to you. Sometimes I felt that you drag me with you with your bounciness, with your cheerfulness.

"It's different than what I feel when I'm with Teru. Teru is an introvert person, just like me. So I don't have to bother to tell him what I have in mind or what I'm facing because he won't ask if he feel that I don't want to be ask. And when I'm with him, I feel like a little brother who cared so much by his onii-san…"

Jiro could feel all of his muscles tensed when Hisashi softly placed his palm on top of Jiro's hand and took it in his own. "But you're different. You will stubbornly asking me until you get the answer."

" And when I'm with you, I feel…free. I think I can be more like myself when you're around. I always watched how you react about something. You're just so spontaneous. You do what you want to do that time, without any hesitation. For you today is today. You satisfied and thankful for what you had that day."

"With you…I feel more relax. Even after I had a very bad time with myself or something, when I saw you…I felt more relax and I thought that everything was gonna be allright."

Hisashi gently squeezed Jiro's hand, "I learnt so much from you, Jiro-chan. You made me changed. And believe me that I like the new me…" He threw a thankful smile to Jiro.

Jiro fixed his eyes to Hisashi's. "And…you're still don't answer my question…"

Hisashi laughed. "You still don't understand how I look at you? Baka. You are an important person for me, Jiro-chan. `cause you changed me. `Cause you make me feel cared. `Cause you make me feel like my own self."

Jiro blushed. "Eh, I…so I'm important to you…but…how important? I'm important as a friend, as a brother, or as a…" he trailed off and bit his lip. He shily stared at the smaller man.

Hisashi's eyes widened. He chuckled. He pulled Jiro into his embrace, "Maa…Jiro-chan. You're so cute, you know that?" Jiro blushed again. His face was like a boiled lobster. Hisashi hugged him lightly.

"You're important for me as everything, Jiro-chan." He whispered softly.

"Really?" Jiro pulled off from Hisashi and stared straight to him.

Hisashi nodded. He then gently kissed the bassist forehead. He leaned to the couch, pulling Jiro with him and kissed Jiro's temple lovingly. Jiro smiled softly and buried himself deeper into Hisashi's arms.

"Hisa-chan…"

Hisashi smiled as Jiro called him `Hisa-chan'. "Hmm?"

"Arigatou…"

Hisashi felt something warm swept him. He smiled and hugged Jiro more tightly, burying his face into Jiro's hair and dropped light kiss there.

--OWARI--