The Home Video

by Lady7 ( runaluna )

Comments: This chap offers an insight about Die n Shinya’s relationship ^^ I hope you enjoy it n comments are *berry* much appreciated. And I just realized how jrockhumor has affected my life. Seriously. Chin pubes? Toshiya’s foot fungus? LOL. This is a very long chapter, so I had to split it.


Chapter 5A


“Good morning ... Whoa!” Toshiya exclaimed and did a double take. A pissed off looking Die walked in to the room, followed shortly by a glowering Shinya. The bassist watched with amusement as they dropped their belongings on the carpeted floor. Die sat down on the couch next to Kyo while the drummer dragged a chair to a corner and sat down with his back facing the others.

“You guys are late!” Kaoru noted, fingers holding a pile of papers, “Damn new contracts, who came up with FVT?!” he muttered to no one in particular.

“So what did he do this time?” Toshiya asked, pulling a chair and sat right behind Shinya, “So early in the morning!” he looked at Die teasingly.

Die shook his head, “… Forgot to pick me up”

Shinya flashed him a glare. The drummer grabbed a comic book from his bag and started reading. He had a feeling it was going to be a very long discussion.

“You really should start driving on your own” Kyo said, fingers fondling the newly grown pubes on his chin. “You can’t always depend on Shinya. I know he lives nearby but there will come one day … when he can’t pick you up anymore”

Kaoru paused at reading the papers and casted Kyo a look, “Seriously. You should’ve said Shinya isn’t your driver Die. He can’t drive you around all the time, and you shouldn’t be pissed off when he forgot to pick you up… and Kyo. Stop touching it. Please. It’s just beard”

The vocalist pouted, “But I never grow this. Look, it’s so pokey” he said, and stretched his neck up so everyone could see. “And I feel lonely. Everyone else is shaven” he mopped.

Kaoru dropped his shoulders and gave him a proud smile, “Don’t worry Kyo kun. Nobody feels alone in my band. Since you saw mine, which apparently made you want to grow yours – some serious complement there Kyo I’m very flattered - and no one else is really, capable of doing it, I’m stepping up just for you. I will regrow my beard” he said wisely.

Toshiya’s jaw dropped, “What?!” he exclaimed, “No one is capable of doing it?! I can grow it! But why should I have that …. disgusting thing on my face?!” he asked Kaoru. “Besides, why would you CREDIT yourself just because Kyo wants to grow that thing on his chin?”

The guitarist took a long look at him, “Yeah? What’s with the hair? It looks worse than beard. The color looks like … some foot fungus”

The bassist blushed and glared at Kaoru, “Step up for Kyo my ass! You’re just trying to look masculine. And you know what, you can never look masculine. The beard just adds a few years to your … your already aging … face!” Toshiya spat out the last word and lifted up his chin proudly as it was Kaoru’s turn to blush.

“How dare you!”

Toshiya whistled, grabbed Shinya’s comic book and started reading. The drummer dramatized the situation by looking at his empty hands for a long time, then at Toshiya and then looking at the rest. When he finally realized Kaoru was too embarrassed pissed to notice, Die was too amused at the two, and Kyo was still amusing himself with the chin pubes, he quietly took another manga out of the bag and started reading.

Die snapped out of the reverie and shook his head, “Okay. How could we go from my driving skills to this …” he pointed at Kyo’s beard, “Is beyond my head … like whoosh!” he waved a hand in front of his face.

Hearing that, Kyo smiled sheepishly, “I believe it’s my fault. So why do you hate driving so much?” he asked the red head. Kaoru was still too embarrassed pissed to listen.

"I don’t know. I hate driving. I just do” Die made a face, “Besides, Shinya is my slave. Driving me around is just one of the tasks I get him to do” He ended with a smirk on his face. Shinya rolled his eyes and shook his head. It was pretty clear that Die would give him hell for the rest of the day.

“Slave?! That’s quite … mean” Kyo laughed, “I thought when we quit VK, we quit the whole you teasing Shinya thing. Hey, don’t get too involved into your roles”

Already did, Die thought in his head. I got the whole teasing n molesting, not to mention the fucking right down pat. Oh, if Kyo had any idea.

“I mean” Kyo continued, “Toshiya obviously got out of it. Look at him, no more slut/whoring” he gestured at the bassist, whom by the mention of his name, looked up and tossed the manga back at Shinya. The drummer, again, dramatized the situation by looking at the manga on his lap, then at Toshiya then at the other manga he was holding.

“I know!” Toshiya butted in with a crooked smile, “Aren’t you proud of me? I’m sooo over the VK image” he asked Kyo.

Of course Die thought, raising an eyebrow, If Kaoru fucked me I’d quit the VK thing too, nonono … I’d … HoShit, I’d probably start wearing skirts the red head fumed at the mental image.

“I think calling Shinya your slave is too much. Everyone is equal in the band” Kaoru finally spoke up. Shinya turned to look at the older man and gave him a smile. Kaoru smiled back and winked at the drummer. Die saw it and got pissed all over again. It was only Kaoru but Kaoru was a man, and to him it looked like another man was winking at Shinya. NOBODY TOUCHED HIS SHINYA!! Why couldn’t anyone understand that?! … Oh right. Die realized. They didn’t know that’s why.

“Ne ..” Kyo uttered, poking at Die’s arm, “So I heard from last time… you are in a relationship”

Toshiya’s eyes lit up and he leaned forward, chin rested on his palm, “Yeah yeah! So tell us about this … very special relationship of yours”

Kaoru nodded, “I heard it’s exclusive” he said teasingly.

Die fidgeted in his seat and gave a nervous laugh, “Oh .. well…” he gave another nervous laugh, followed by scratching his face.

“Ohhh look how shy you become!” Toshiya poked his arm and laughed, “Now you MUST tell us everything!”

“Well ..” Die opened his mouth then shut it again. He paused for a while, “… I mean, there’s so much, I don’t know where to start!”

Kyo laughed, “Okay. You can start by telling us … how you met!”

Shinya rolled his eyes and took out a water bottle from his bag, like he said, it’s gonna be a loooong discussion.

More head scratching, Die thought for a while before replying, “A few years back. A long time ago, actually”

“Ohhh really? Is she pretty?” Kyo asked.

Die looked momentarily shock at what looked like the simplest question anyone could ask about one’s lover. To add more drama, Shinya even spat out his drink. But of course, everyone else was too interested in Die’s secret lover to notice.

“Ahh …” Die started to laugh, not sure of how to answer the question. He casted his eyes quickly at Shinya, who caught his gaze and started giving him looks. The red head narrowed his eyes at Shinya’s reaction.

“SHE’s hot!” he replied, looking at the drummer smugly.

Shinya huffed and turned away, fingers flipping the manga.

“Woooo” Toshiya cheered

“So how’s she like?” Kaoru asked, “Is she … a fan?”

“Ohhh you bet! She’s a HUGE fan of mine, she would even die for me!” Die answered too quickly. But Toshiya’s cheers were getting louder no one noticed. Kaoru looked at him in surprise, “You dated a fan?!”

Die almost bit his tongue, “No! I mean, only after she found out who I was, then she WORSHIPS me” he corrected. Oh he knew Shinya was reading the comic but all ears on him.

“What kind of person is she? Is she nice? Is she … bitchy?” Kyo asked, a bit carefully.

Die nodded and relaxed a bit, “She’s YOUNG” *insert Toshiya’s cheers* “Too young to fully take RESPONSIBILITY of HER OWN ACTION. She’s also very SPOILLED, since she’s the only … child in the family…” he paused, wondering if he gave too many hints, but continued anyway, “Which makes her VERY SELFISH at times, and I have to clean up the MESS she leaves behind”

By now Shinya was sending daggers at him. If looks could kill the red head would’ve died many times.

Kaoru put down the papers on the carpeted floor and looked straight at Die, “This is serious. She sounds awful. Are you sure you’re with her for three years already?” he asked, “Cuz we surely can’t tell if your private life is problematic”

“Yeah” Kyo agreed, “You don’t look like you’re bothered, or troubled. We could never tell!”. The vocalist’s eyebrows furrowed worriedly.

Die gave an assuring smile to them, “I’m fine, I guess”

Toshiya, on the other hand, had something else in mind, “So, when you said YOUNG, … like how young?”

Die studied Toshiya’s expression for a while before he started to smile, suggestively, “Well, the first time we met, she was wearing her High School uniform”

“WOOOO!!!” This time it was Toshiya and Kyo cheering together. “A high school chick!!!”

Kaoru, strangely, remained calm as Toshiya and Kyo laughed their ass off. Shinya started to blush.

“Wait … wait. I have to ask this” Kyo raised a hand up amidst laughter, “Dare I ask this one question… should you answer it honestly I’ll shut up for the rest of the day”

“No, you’ll stop touching the disgusting beard” Toshiya corrected.

“Fine. I will. Okay… here goes. Was she a virgin?”

Kaoru started to laugh and looked at Die, “Yeah, answer it Die”

The red head started to blush.

Shinya bit his lips and cursed inwardly. If he walked out the room, it’d be too weird. If he remained seated no one would pay any attention to him. But he couldn’t bear hearing any more of this.

“Yes” Die answered in a low tone.

“A Virgin girlfriend!!!” Toshiya and Kyo did a high five. “OMFG!!”

Kaoru nodded, “A virgin isn’t that hard to find. But a hot virgin is rare these days” he stated good naturedly and patted Die’s back.

“I have another question” Kyo said, grinning.

“Bring it on!” Die clenched his fists and roared jokingly. Kaoru laughed hard. He seemed embarrassed. If he was the one being asked the questions, maybe he would refuse to answer them.

“Is she STILL a virgin?” Kyo asked cheekily.

Toshiya paused and gave Kyo a look, “OF COURSE NOT! This is Die we’re taking about!” he pointed at the red head, and proceeded to dry-hump, “You know the whole Pow Wacka Chicka Pow!!”. Kyo rolled over with laughter while Die looked hurt and protested. “Hey! What does that supposed to mean?”

“Oh come on!” Kaoru said, “You can tell us, we won’t make fun or anything. We’re all men here!” the older man reassured, but with a huge suggestive grin on his face.

Shinya prayed for Die not to answer that question. But of course, even The One Up There didn’t notice.

“Well … okay. No” the red head answered, “I mean, who are you kidding?!” he dead pan.

“Daisuke! You win at life!!!” Toshiya and Kyo cackled while Kaoru congratulated him in a masculine way, “Way to go!”

Shinya buried his face deep in his hands and wished he could just disappear. Why would they find his … sexuality … so interesting anyway?!! So he was a virgin so fucking what! Everybody was born a virgin and would lose their virginity at some point of their lives. He lost his to Die, what’s the big deal!

Die waited until everyone calmed down.

“But I want you guys to know, that’s not the thing I cared about”

“Ooh right we believe you!” Toshiya teased.

“NO. Listen up!” Die started to get serious. “The virgin thing, is like an icing on the cake. I don’t care about it” he looked at Kaoru, “Just now, you said you couldn’t tell if my relationship was problematic”

The older man nodded, “Yes, I did say that”

“Well, he *ahem* SHE’s not all that”

Toshiya and Kyo stopped fooling around and listened intently. Die had never looked so straight faced outside the board room. Immediately it dawned to them this relationship must be a real thing.

“Yes, she’s selfish, she’s spoiled, and she’s too young to fully understand what life means. I mean, I worked hard jobs before. You” he pointed at Toshiya, “Almost lost your life once. and you” he looked at Kaoru, “We’re pretty much the same”

Toshiya and Kaoru nodded quietly.

“I’m not used to being around someone without experience in life. She lives in her own world that it seems soo distant sometimes”

Shinya closed the manga and listened in.

“But she’s also a very good listener, very patient and always careful. I can really count on her” Die said, with an embarrassed look on his face, “You might not want to listen to this …”

Kaoru shook his head and held Die’s arm, ‘No, do go on” He looked at the other guys, “We actually think it’s good that you’d like to share for once”

Kyo and Toshiya nodded in agreement, “Yes. We’re glad. You know, what happened before … we really had no idea you were …” Toshiya trailed off, trying to find a more suitable word. But Kyo interrupted, “Going thru a hard time”. Toshiya smiled at the vocalist in relief.

Shinya, still with his back facing them, said nothing. He remembered. Like any of them, he was shocked too. It was all in the past now, yes. But occasionally he would catch Toshiya, Kyo and Kaoru whispering about what went on. They had no idea. He knew everything.

“The time … you were referring to. I was in a bottomless pit. I was … depressed” Die’s voice softened as he spoke, and the memory came back, “I was surrounded by darkness, in a room, full of emptiness. Then I heard a knock” he paused to look up.

“I opened the door, and there he stood. A beauty, with that smile, that serenity, with those strong hands he picked me up and took care of me” Die was smiling away as he spoke. Shinya turned to see the red head was staring at him. He stared back quietly. It was almost romantic. Across the room, having this secret relationship, amidst so many people they shared a knowing gaze, over subject only they could understand.

Almost romantic. Almost, because being the only one with the ability to spot unexpected things, Toshiya noted, “HE?!”

Shinya’s face reddened and he averted his eyes so quickly they hurt.

“Huh?!” Die muttered, dumb founded.

“Mid sentence, you said HE instead of SHE” Toshiya pointed out.

“*ahem!!* I meant, SHE” Die corrected himself and laughed nervously.

“That’s some special stuff. I’m so happy for you” Kyo patted Die’s arm and gave him a sincere smile.

“Thanks” Die replied. Toshiya patted his other arm and winked, “I’m glad things work out for you”

“Thanks” Die replied and looked at Kaoru. The older man was looking at him strangely. Everyone waited for him to say something.

“Whoa that kinda made me relief Die” Kaoru finally spoke, “Cuz I heard this crazy rumor about you telling Piggy you thought raping Shinya was Fun!”

O.o

“WHAT?!” Toshiya guffawed and punched Kaoru’s arm, “That’s random! Where did you hear that from?”

Kyo pretended to scold the red head, “Bad bad Die! BAD!”

Die merely laughed

Suddenly two loud thuds were heard, and they all turned to Shinya.

The drummer was standing up, with his eyes looking straight at Die. The red head was shocked at first, but then he remembered the fight this morning, so he looked back at Shinya fearlessly.

“It looks like Shinya has something to say” Kaoru noted.

Shinya placed his hands inside his pants pockets and smiled coldly, “Yes, I DO have something to say. Only idiots like Die would willingly become sworn brothers with someone who calls himself PIG”

The room fell silent after that remark. Kyo and Toshiya were too shocked to react. Kaoru winced and looked at Die, who bit his lip so hard Kaoru thought it would bleed. Satisfied, Shinya packed his belongings and walked out the room. Toshiya gasped as the door was slammed hard.

Shinya stomped down the corridor in anger, and humiliation. He refused to be made fun of. He refused to be laughed at. Sure they didn’t know who the girlfriend was, but Die KNEW. And he deliberately kept on talking and mocking, IN HIS FACE!. Shinya knew he was wrong, and he knew some of the things Die said was true. But he didn’t deserve to be the butt in their lewd conversation.

So now, he’s gonna leave. He didn’t care about the new contracts they were supposed to go thru this afternoon, he didn’t care about new songs they were supposed to choose for their new album. He forbid himself to think of Die and how that stupid red headed imbecile would go home since his “driver” left.

Gah! That guy had the nerve!
 

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