The Great Manipulator

by Lady7 ( runaluna )

Synopsis: Sequel to Sextape/Home Video. Toshiya needs a proof to convince Kaoru Shinya is somewhat involved in the sextape thing. Will Kyo finally talk to the other two?
Disclaimer: I own no one but the fic is mine
Comments: Thank you so much for reading! I apologize for the late update ^^ I was kinda stuck >.> Please don’t get bored ^^; This part has more DieShin doing random stuff. It should look couple-ish.


Chapter 5


Oh, He would show Kaoru ….

that Shinya was involved.

Shinya had something to do with it.

Shinya framed him.



“Ichirou kun, your customer is here!”

“What?! But it’s only six thirty!!”

“I don’t know. Go out there and … talk to him or something. Where’s the car?”

“I’ll check with the SA. Who was in charge?”

“Extension 90”

“Got it”

“Takamura here”

“Is the car ready?”

“Eh?! Oh the black civic? I thought your customer would come at seven!!”

“That’s what I thought too! But he’s here! And I don’t want to make him wait”

“Let me check … Yes. It’s ready. They’re just checking it one last time. But why are you so … anxious? You can always tell him to wait. He signed the paper that said he’d pick it up at seven. It’s not our fault”

“He’s kind of famous”

“What?”

“Yeah. I’ll talk to you later”

Nishikawa Ichirou hung up and wiped his hands with a clean cloth. Then he walked out of the cramped office, and approached a tall young man, who was checking out the latest Nissan.

“Good morning”

The tall man looked up, and nodded back, “Morning” he pointed at the car, “This is for rental also?”

Nishikawa smiled and nodded, “Yes. Oh, because over our telecom yesterday you specifically asked for a certain car, so I didn’t get the chance to inform you about this …” he paused, “But if you want to make a switch. I mean, this is a very nice car” like a good sales executive, he ran his palm on the smooth surface of the brand new car and opened the door, “Very comfortable”

The customer bent and peered inside the car, smiling, “Yeah …” he muttered.

Sounds of car screeching could be heard and both looked up to see the requested Civic driven right in front of them. A man, who was wearing a mechanic suit, walked out and handed the car key to Nishikawa, who smiled and handed it to the customer.

“A brand new car is too eye catching”

Toshiya casted his eyes on the black Civic.

“This, on the other hand, is perfect!”

***

Shinya picked up yet another sock from the floor and dumped it into the laundry basket, “This place is a mess!” he shouted to no on in particular. But his eyes were looking at a certain topless red head, who was in the midst of ironing his shirt right across the room. “Look!” he ordered the older man, “Your wallet!” he picked up the item from the couch, “Die, put it in the room! What if it’s stolen?”

“Uh huh” Die muttered without looking up, “Who would steal it? Miyu?” and missed the death glare Shinya was sending him.

“Ever since you live here, … this place is a MESS!” Shinya repeated, and gasped, “Oh my god! Die, a used chopstick!!!”

The red head growled and replied, “Shinya, have you lived with Kyo before? Let me tell you, his place is ten times worse than this! You can find a molded bento on his couch!”

“But you’re not living with Kyo, you’re living with me!” Shinya pointed at himself, “And a used chopstick?” he waved the offending article in disgust, “Sick!” he exclaimed. But there was no reply. Shinya narrowed his eyes tiredly and looked at his lover. Right now it looked more like Die was fighting with the shirt and the shirt was winning.

Shinya started to smile, “Die, I know there are millions of girls out there dying to see you topless like this, but you’re just so not sexy right now”

“Arghh!! Stupid shirt!” the older man roughly held the shirt up and crumpled it into a ball, “Stupid fucking shirt!” he exclaimed. Shinya gasped at the sudden action and stood there in shock for a while. Die huffed, walked to the nearest window and lit up a cigarette. “I deserve this one!”, the guitarist said, gesturing at the stick. Shinya shook his head, “Fine by me. Just go ahead, smoke your life away, over a shirt!”

“That thing is evil!”

Putting down the basket, Shinya paddled across the living room and stood in front of the ironing board, “I have shown you how to iron a shirt one too many times!”

“It’s too early” Die yawned.

“Then why do you always iron your clothes in the morning? Can’t you just wear something else?” Shinya asked with a pout, but he started ironing anyway. Die laughed and replied, “I feel like wearing this shirt today” he answered carelessly. Suddenly, Miyu started to bark and both men turned to look.

“Why is she barking … at the balcony?” Die asked, “Your dog is weird” he poked his lover’s arm. Shinya rolled his eyes and answered, “There’s probably … a bird resting on the railing, so Miyu’s bothered by it”. Upon hearing that, the red head walked to the dog and peered outside the balcony. There was nothing there. He snorted and looked at the dog, and it just wouldn’t stop barking.

“There’s no bird. She’s barking … fiercely, at something else …” Die paused and looked at his lover, “… something I can’t see!”

Shinya shrugged without looking up, “I don’t know, maybe it’s flown away”

The red head laughed and approached the younger man, “Remember the night I brought home the video recorder? She barked all night at it, so funny!”

“Well” Shinya defended his pet, “Dogs tend to bark at strangers. It’s the first time she seen a video recorder, so obviously, it’s strange to her” he explained briefly and continued, “I know a girl from Miyu’s vet, who’s got this really cute puppy. And she told me, one time, she was writing a letter to a friend, and suddenly the dog barked. Turns out the dog had never seen a pencil before. So it’s barking at … the pencil”

Die blinked before burst out laughing, “Really?!!! Dogs are so spastic!”

Shinya pouted, “They are cute!” he muttered and handed Die the shirt, “There. All nice and tidy”

“Awww …” Die cooed, and stubbed out his cigarette, “You really are the best Shinya” he took the shirt and looked at it, “Indeed, so tidy! This deserves a big tight hug and a big wet kiss!!!” he teased the younger man. “Eew! You stink!” Shinya yelled and inched away from Die, who laughed and moved even closer to his lover, with arms spreading wide, “Shinya, you’re such a comic!”

“I’m not!” Shinya pushed Die away.

“If you really hate me doing this, you would’ve pushed me away, so hard that I-”

Die stopped and tilted his head to a side. Miyu went quiet and pricked her ears.

“Is that your alarm clock going off?” Die asked, turning to look at Shinya. The drummer joined his eyebrows and listened in. Miyu barked and ran toward the bedroom.

“Gee she sure is hyper this morning!” the red head noted and laughed, “Shinya?”

The younger man’s palms were covering his face. And he slowly leaned back on the wall. This wasn’t the typical morning Shinya would wake up to. Miyu’s constant barking, Die’s stuff splayed everywhere in the house, the alarm clock going off on its own… he didn’t know when exactly things started to change, but this morning, he realized it all.

And they were running late … Shinya was never late. Ever!

“We better get going!” Die suddenly exclaimed and went into the bedroom. Shinya sighed heavily and folded the ironing board. Then he prepared Miyu’s food and called out for his lover, “I’m leaving in five!”

“I’m coming!” Die ran across the room and grinned to his lover. Shinya pouted in return and closed the door behind them. Immediately Miyu’s barking could be heard. The guitarist gave him a confused look, and he shook his head, trying to ignore the strange occurrence. Instead, he dug his fingers into his bag and took out a paper, “Check this out. What are you having for lunch? I need to place orders before ten”

Die leaned in and started to grin, “Yummy!” he exclaimed. Shinya gave him a weird look as he pressed the ‘down’ button on the wall, “Yummy?” the drummer echoed, “You probably give me all the meat and force-eating the veggies. Die, I’m not happy with your weight and it’s timmmmmpphh!!”

Shinya grabbed the hands that were covering his mouth, and pushed Die away.

“I’ve had enough of that weight issue! It’s over! I’m eating healthy now!!!” Die stuck fingers into his ears and pouted like a child, “I eat!!!” he stated loudly.

The drummer rolled his eyes and stepped into the elevator as soon as the doors opened, “Quick, we’re so late!”

“But that’s okay” Die replied coolly, “We always have the I-pick-Die-up excuse. It’s a good one. There’s always traffic near my house”

If only Die knew, Toshiya was already suspecting him staying at Shinya’s.

But he didn’t.

And things were about to turn ugly.

They reached the carpark in mere minutes and Shinya took out the car key, shoving it in front of Die, “Here. Why don’t you drive for once?” he asked with an eyebrow raised. Die looked at the key unhappily and shook his head. He placed both palms on Shinya’s back and gently pushed the younger man forward, “You go. It’s your car”

Shinya sighed and let his lover pushed him until they reached to his car. His hand was already on the handle when suddenly Die shrieked like a woman. He jumped up in shock and stared at the red head in disbelief. Die had a look of ultimate disgust on his face and he quickly ran to Shinya’s side, “This is so sick! There’s bird shit on the door handle!!!!! No wonder Miyu barks her head off!!!!”

“What?” Shinya exclaimed in shock.

Die couldn’t utter anymore word so he kept pointing at a direction. The drummer rolled his eyes and went to have a look.

“It’s not exactly on the door handle. Die, you’re so gay!” Shinya stated flatly.

“Oh I know you like it!” Die winked. Shinya’s cheeks colored a little and he took out a pack of tissue paper, “Let me just clean it” he said, and gasped as Die snatched the pack from his hands, “Shinya!!! If you touch that shit I’ll never hold your hands again!!!”

“I’m using tissue papers!”

“Same thing!!!”

Die took another look at the thing and groaned aloud, his hands pulling on Shinya’s shoulders, “This is sooo sick!!! You know how I get!! Remember Hong Kong?”. The red head wrapped his arms around Shinya’s waist as he continued, “Remember the disgusting soup where they put all kinds of things in it?? And I was still squeamish in the hotel room? Eewwwww!!!” Die decided to complain until Shinya gave in and threw his hands in the air, “Fine then! What do you want me to do?!”

The red head looked smug as he spoke, “Leave it there. The car needs its monthly service anyway. Let’s just ask them to clean it for us”

Shinya sighed and nodded, “Whatever. Now get in the car already! We’re sooo late!!” he checked his watch, “Fuck, I’m really surprised Kaoru hasn’t called!”

“He’s probably trimming the pubes on his face, God I’ll never grow anything on my face” Die mumbled as he climbed into the car from the driver’s seat. Shinya lifted an eyebrow as he checked out Die’s rear end. Laughing, he noted, “You can’t grow a beard to save your life. Die, your ass really is non existent”

And Shinya did the thing he never did in public. He reached out to pat Die’s ass. The red head gasped and quickly move onto the passenger’s seat, “Naughty!!!” he exclaimed and laughed, holding his bottom, “Shinya did you just pat my ass?!”

The drummer said nothing as he took on the driver’s seat. Die saw the mischievous grin on his lover’s face, so he leaned closer to pinch Shinya’s cheeks, “You naughty boy you” he cooed. Shinya ducked away and started the engine, “Oh I know you like it!” he muttered coyly and winked at his lover. Die’s laughter could be heard as the car exited the carpark.

Little did they know … there was a black Civic, parked a few meters from them. And the person behind the steering wheel put down the black Nikon binoculars on the leathered seat.

Toshiya’s cigarette had left his lips as they parted in shock.

Oh. Dear. God.

What the fuck did he just witness?!!!!

The slender bassist reached out for his cellphone as fast as he could and dialed a number furiously.

“Kaoru?!” he exclaimed as the other side picked up.

***

“It’s a great idea to bring games here!”

Die and Shinya had met Kyo on the studio and they were walking up to the practice room when suddenly the vocalist saw two figures from afar.

“That’s Toshiya” Die whispered.

“And Kaoru!” Shinya whispered.

Kyo said nothing.

***

“I’m telling you!!”

“It’s not enough … that you just told me. I need physical evidence!”

‘Kaoru, you’re being extremely difficult!” Toshiya complained, running his fingers thru his hair, “It’s not like he murders anyone. I saw them walking out of his apartment! Obviously they stay together! There’s something we do not know!”

The shorter man took a long puff of his cigarette, “It’s probably nothing Toshiya! So Die isn’t allowed to stay over?”

“It’s not just a stay over kind of thing! I’ve seen his stuff, splayed everywhere in Shinya’s house!”

“OMG!!!” Kaoru exclaimed suddenly, “It’s Kyo!!!”

Toshiya turned around in shock to see Die, Shinya and Kyo walking toward their direction. Kaoru’s face lit up and he started to smile. Obviously Kyo was a more important subject and the bassist forgot what he had just been ‘discussing’ with the older man. He gulped and prepared to greet the vocalist when …

Die paled as Kyo merely walked pass the two without even looking up.

Shinya caught Toshiya’s shocked expression as he too walked pass them.

Die looked at Shinya, who looked back in doubt. Kaoru looked at Kyo’s retreating back confusedly. Die averted his eyes to Toshiya, and Shinya turned his head around to look at Kaoru. Kyo kept walking on.

No one said anything.

But it was Toshiya who snapped out of it. And he reached out to grab Shinya’s arm.

Die gasped.

Kaoru gasped.

Shinya was too surprised to even react to it, and that resulted in Toshiya successfully dragging him into a corner. Die wanted to catch Shinya’s other arm but Kyo had entered the practice room. The red head decided to follow and Kaoru was about to do the same when Toshiya grabbed his arm too.

“Kaoru, stay” Toshiya said coldly. “It’s time for us to ask Shinya a few questions”

Kaoru looked at Shinya.

Shinya looked at Toshiya.

Toshiya folded his arms together and leaned on the wall, “So … I saw you this morning”

…

Shinya narrowed his eyes at Toshiya and tried to read the bassist’s expression.

Kaoru remained silent as Toshiya continued, “I saw you … and Die, walking out of your house”

Shinya froze

“Together” Toshiya added.

They had a witness.

“So early in the morning”

Shinya sighed and rubbed his forehead. Kaoru sighed too and looked at Toshiya, “This is a waste of time!”

“It’s not a waste of time!! I can understand if he stays at your place. I saw his things in your living room. I know he’s been staying there for a while now!” Toshiya’s words were sharp and accusing, “Don’t you deny it! What I can’t understand is the way you treat each other!!”

This was not good.

Kaoru joined his eyebrows, “What do you mean?”

Toshiya huffed, “I saw how touchy feely you guys were. You can’t stand here and tell me there’s nothing going on between the two of you that we, as band members, should know about!” he pointed at Kaoru, “This guy thinks you have nothing to do with anything that’s been happening but let me just be honest to you Shinya!” Toshiya paused.

Shinya looked at him fearlessly.

“I think you are hiding something from us” Toshiya stated.

In truth, Shinya was scared shitless. Never once he thought he’d be cornered this way.

Fuck

No wonder Miyu barked.

What should he say now?
 

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