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 Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:34 pm
Blue eyes burned angrily as Akihiko glared at the demanding megane-clad man. "How dare you ta..." but he winced, grabbing his head with his hands and holding tight. "A... atama... ga..."
There was a spike in his heart rate as the pain in the man's head intensified. For a moment, it seemed like it would never fade...
And as quickly as it came on, the young Koyasu blinked and let out a shuddering breath.
"O... ok... so getting angry is bad right now..." he whispered before turning his attention back to Izzy. "You're damn lucky that getting pissed hurts. So, if you're so bent on me learning what I've been up to in the three months I can't remember, Manager-san... let me hear it. What's your version of my life, hmm?" the musician laughed darkly, seemingly amused by this notion. "I can already tell you're full of s**t... Ojisan? Kick me out? That's rich... or rather I MAKE him rich. It would be business suicide to get rid of me and he knows it."
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:41 pm
Nakai smiled softly as he stood, stretching his arms up over his head and toward the ceiling. He yawned, popping his back in the process.
"Narcissus will be fine. I've no doubt. He's stubborn and tenacious and... well... Narcissus." he flashed that smile to Chiyou before leading the younger man off toward the cafe. "You want to eat here or somewhere else? You pick, Chiyou-kun."
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:49 pm
Nigiyaka na hitogomi ni tokeru tsubuyaki ga
Ashimoto ni chirabatta omoide nijimaseru---
"Mmm..." Chiyou thought for a moment, "I really want to stay here. I don't want to be far from Ishi, or Akihiko." he answered, following Nakai downstairs.
It was sad, he thought as he walked along, how he had become so damn familiar with this hospital.
All that time he had spent here, after Ishi had been...harmed. He hadn't left the manager's side more than he had to out of necessity.
Then, when Narcissus had been hurt...
Now Narcissus was back in the hospital again...
He really wanted to get out of there...but he would never leave the side of those he cared about, not when they were hurt, or hurting in any way.
---Mayoi aruku machi no kagayaki wa glaring one way
Kogoe sou na boku wo terasu
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:11 pm
"No problem." Nakai replied, leading the way to the elevator so they could head down to the first floor. "You know, Chiyou-kun... those two have been through hell this last week or so... it's like... like fate hates them or something." he spoke, pushing the elevator button to get it to open.
Of course, they had to wait...
"You went in there with Izzy, well, after him... so you know more about Narcissus' condition than any of us. I'm sure, as soon as he's awake, Izzy will let us know. I wouldn't worry." he put his arm around Chiyou's shoulders, walking him into the now open elevator.
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:20 pm
What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:-  Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB
........Such a nice dream.........and truly a dream
Izzy took a gasp and sat up straight as the Star started to feel real pain. He wanted to take his hands. He wanted to do something but he knew that with THIS Akihiko that wouldn't be a good idea. So instead he went about it differently. "If you do that, you'll be in surgery again." He then told Akihiko what the doctor's had told him. Just to make sure that the b*****d of a man realized how serious his world was right now.
And when he was finally done telling him the story of his health, he took a brief pause to see how Akihiko had taken it. But after waiting that moment, he finally said, "Now I will tell you about our last 3 months...Ak....Narcissus. And I swear you best listen because you're life is much different than the one you think you're living now.
Yes, he was going to be blunt and do this as if the man was just who he was. Because of all the things Izzy remembered about Narcissus was that the man respected someone who wouldn't back down. And so...he said,
"3 months ago, you went to far with Asato Hiroki, you tricked him..." he said and then filled in the details, " Then, afterwards because of what you had done, grandfather disowned you and cast you out the day after I signed a contract to be your manager. You couldn't find anyone to take you in after your grandfather cut off your money and everything so...somehow you ended up at my apartment..." From there he filled in as much of the details as he could about those first few days. "We even went to the grocery store together...I remember how many frozen dinners you had me put back." He smiled a little with the thought. "You were very picky...but I started eating a little better because of you."
"I got you a band and a crew from my old connections at Indie to get you back on your feet as an artist. We signed up to do the Charity Event that you performed at last night. You were asked a few times by Matsumoto Izo to...join up with Smash but you finally told him off at the Pre Event Party. My apartment was burned to the ground that night....and you told me you think Matsumoto Izo is behind what happened afterwards." Izzy tried to explain what happened to himself that night after his apartment was burnt down but those words were difficult and he truly had a hard time relaying what had happened to a man who might not even care any more. But he showed him the bruises at his throat that were still healing. It was taking a long time for them to go away.
He stopped for a few moments trying to keep tears from streaming from his eyes. He had to be stronger with this Akihiko. He couldn't afford the tears. So he blinked and took in a deep breath, "It...wasn't long after I was in the hospital, that you...you decided to approach your rival, Shou. You had this brilliant musical idea that was the vision of Heaven and Hell itself. Whatever happened in that time, you...convinced Asato Hiroki to let you back on at Ohayou so I wouldn't to keep using my personal funds to finance your...dreams." He paused for a moment because his memories were foggier here due to all his health issues.
"You...you...were attacked not long afterwards by the same man that had...hurt me. He did terrible things to you and shot you up with drugs. You were found outside this hospital and then...you couldn't go work on your event with Shou. Yammi-san and Jaz-san decided to help Shou and make it a one man event...but you..you...you wouldn't stand for that once you knew even though you were fighting an awful addiction You had to get back to work and push yourself too hard."
He pulled out his Iphone and smiled a little, I took these shots of you on stage with Shou. You were really incredible, Akihiko." He showed him the photos of them on stage, the wings and the lights and the passion filled duet and the moment when he crumbled to the stage. "I really thought at the time that it all was an act. I had no idea how much you were hurting until they called me backstage."
Knowing that this Narcissus might never believe him, he opened up a browser and pulled up the news of various events that did make it to the media. 'Sakura Lofts up in Flames - Arson is the Cause', "Asato Hiroki - Named Heir to Ohayou Studios', 'Narcissus - Disowned and thrown out the door of Ohayou', 'Charity Event for Disadvantaged Teens more of a success than anyone could imagine.' , 'Narcissus' new back up band - a Legacy from Indie Records - Will Narcissus go Independent?'
None of the events were in order but they were all there for Narcissus to read. Izzy then became quiet and let the star take in everything he had told him. But yes,there were a few things he left out...the moments that might have been...love between them. Because he doubted that this Narcissus could ever believe that.
-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:25 pm
Nigiyaka na hitogomi ni tokeru tsubuyaki ga
Ashimoto ni chirabatta omoide nijimaseru--- 
"Yeah..." he continued the conversation, leaning back against the wall of the elevator, "It does seem pretty terrible. Neither of them deserve this...they only deserve good things in life..."
The kid fought back a little sniffle, not wanting to get all weepy again.
Things were going to be ok. He kept telling himself that.
He had to keep telling himself that. It had become his mantra.
Everything is going to be ok.
It was pretty much the only thing keeping him put together, what with all the anxiety he felt and all the stress he had been put under.
"From what I understand, Akihiko is going to be ok...but...they said his memory might be kinda dicey. He may have amnesia. I mean, he had a heart attack, and an aneurysm. It's like, a miracle that he is alive. I don't know how he survived that..." Chiyou pondered, as though Narcissus was some sort of superhero for not being in a body bag by now.
It was comfortable, being with Nakai like this. For a moment, he wondered why they hadn't become closer, why they had never spoken before, really.
He seemed like a really great guy.
"Nakai....you smell like pineapple and melon..." the boy randomly commented. It was cute. Very childlike.
It just...seemed like the right things to say, as the young man snuggled into the older star.
---Mayoi aruku machi no kagayaki wa glaring one way
Kogoe sou na boku wo terasu
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:54 pm
There was nothing.
No emotion... no reaction... simply nothing.
Sure, Akihiko knew he was damn lucky to be alive... by all accounts he should have been dead... but...
Here he was, living a life wherein he'd lost three months...
Three whole months that seemed so twisted, so insane, that it was like some damn American daytime soap!
He'd tricked Asato into assault... been kicked out of Ohayou... had his spot as heir to the chair given to Asato... left on the streets with everything he had ripped away from him... stuck with a manager that he had apparently hired himself no less... been sick been assaulted and kidnapped been drugged...
Was he an addict? Was he trying to use? Trying to get some sort of fix? Had he overdosed and that was why he was here with a hole in his head?
Or was it a side effect of the first overdose?
He'd turned down Matsumoto Izo, met Izzy's former childstar Chiyou, gotten a new rival in Izzy's other star Nakai, and performed spectacularly with Shou at a charity benefit...
He'd actually done something for charity!
Izzy's apartment had burned down, apparently the man was living in Akihiko's home for the time being, he had a physical therapist to help him and Izzy through their injuries, and had... gone... grocery shopping...
With Izzy's phone in his hand, blue eyes scanning over the news stories, the dark haired man spoke two simple words.
"Get out."
They were an order... a very VERY quiet order... and when Izzy didn't comply immediately, Narcissus' gaze quickly traveled upward, locking on the manager.
"GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" he shouted, throwing the phone at Izzy.
If the man caught it or not wasn't Akihiko's problem.
He couldn't deny what Izzy said... the proof was obvious... but... but...
A raging pain sliced through his head and Narcissus couldn't help but scream, clutching his head again and pressing back against the mattress.
God it hurt!
Like his mind was on fire! Like every nerve ending in his head was screaming for him to just stop!
Whatever pain medication he'd been on had, apparently, worn off...
Or was it just that everything Izzy showed the young man, set off a chain reaction as his brain tried desperately to catch up... to figure out what it was... to... remember...
But this time, the pain didn't stop.
Luckily, a nurse ran in, having heard the scream. But Akihiko didn't stop screaming those two words.
Words not directed at the nurse...
"GET OUT!!!!"
Quickly, she injected a needle into the IV, and within a few moments, Akihiko was able to let his head go... the pain subsiding...
Blue eyes focused on Izzy Lucky, though this time there was something different in that gaze...
Something... soft...
Gentle...
And then Narcissus' eyes slipped closed as the pain medication relaxed his body enough for him to simply drift away into dreams...
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:13 pm
Nakai shook his head, "Sometimes... bad things just happen. But damn, it's been raining bad around here, hasn't it?" he asked, punching in the button to take them to the first floor.
"He survived it," Kai spoke, keeping his arm around Chiyou. "Because you helped him, I bet. I mean... what I saw was him pale and pretty much nearly dead... and then you were helping and I was going to get Izzy and you probably saved his life, Chiyou-kun." smiling, the guitarist pulled the kid close, ruffling his hair a bit.
But that next comment...
Well...
Smirking, Kai leaned over until his eyes were just above Chiyou's own, looking down into the younger man's gaze. "Pineapple and melon huh?" he whispered, tilting his head to the side for a moment. "You smell like... like axe... do you get the stuff imported? Or did you find a Japanese brand similar." the blond asked, having quite a love of American fragrances for men himself.
However, having to sniff Chiyou... had put Nakai dangerously close to the young man's neck... the temptation to just kiss him was rising steadily, the longer he held that pose.
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:29 pm
Nigiyaka na hitogomi ni tokeru tsubuyaki ga
Ashimoto ni chirabatta omoide nijimaseru---
Nodding, Chiyou let what the older man said kind of sink in. He guessed Kai was right. He had done what he could, and that was probably why Akihiko was doing as well as he was. That was even what the doctor had seemed to be saying.
The boy smiled as he was pulled closer, his hair ruffled.
But then...things took an unexpected turn.
"Yeah...it's Axe. How did you...how did you know?" he asked, finding himself feeling rather....warm....at the closeness of the other blond.
"I order it online." he continued, though his voice seemed to have taken on a huskier tone.
Why was Nakai hovering over him like this? He couldn't say he minded...but he didn't quite get it.
Was Nakai going to take on the role of another big brother with him?
Or...was this something more?
---Mayoi aruku machi no kagayaki wa glaring one way
Kogoe sou na boku wo terasu
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:49 pm
Amber eyes focused on Chiyou's gaze and the man smirked. "You're all tense, Chiyou-kun. I mean really... sleeping on my lap must've been uncomfortable..."
Moving so that he was behind the younger star, Nakai began to gently rub Chiyou's shoulders as he spoke.
"Maybe it's a bit forward of me but... you really were gorgeous on stage, you know..." his thumbs pushed in, his fingers rubbing a particularly knotted spot on one shoulder. "You gave it your everything... and... well... I was wondering if the title of your new album... had anything to do with Izzy..."
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:00 pm
Nigiyaka na hitogomi ni tokeru tsubuyaki ga
Ashimoto ni chirabatta omoide nijimaseru---
"It wasn't uncomfortable...I..." but he was cut short as strong hands found their way to his tired, tense muscles.
"Ah..w...well, thank you...I really tried to do my best." and he was cut short again, unable to find his voice enough to really say anything.
The things this man was saying to him...
Sweet words, but was he...was he being hit on?
Of course...Nakai chose that time to hit him with the one question he would have rather not talked about at the moment.
"I...Ish...Ishi Ruki..." the name practically caught in his throat.
What was he supposed to say? What should he say to that when the very thought made him want to cry again.
He had hurt Izzy, lost Izzy, seen Izzy hurt again, lost Narcissus...
It just seemed too much. His heart...had broken far too much.
"I fell in love with him. I've..been in love with him for so long..."
The tears were welling now. It was hard to fight, hard to be strong.
"I wanted to confess my love, use my album as a testament to my feelings...but I was foolish about it. I was too late, because Ishi..he fell in love with Akihiko. And...and...even if he hadn't...he looks at me as too young...like a son. I was doomed from the start...and...it kinda hurts, ya know...but I did it to myself..."
---Mayoi aruku machi no kagayaki wa glaring one way
Kogoe sou na boku wo terasu
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:05 pm
That confirmed everything.
Narcissus and Izzy's relationship... Chiyou's crush... and probably why all of this was hitting the kid so damn hard.
But instead of continuing his massage, instead of just listening... Nakai decided to be gentle.
He took Chiyou's chin in one hand, turning the young man's head up, back, and to the side, stepping toward the other musician's side.
"That explains your tears, Chiyou-kun..." the blond whispered, gently wiping away a couple that had escaped the vocalist's eyes. "And why you're so tense... why you can't just relax and let yourself go... you're full of worry for the one you love and..." Nakai's lips now hovered just in front of Chiyou's own. "full of worry for the one who stole him away..."
In that instant, Kai kissed him. It was a sweet kiss at first, which quickly turned passionate.
The guitarist turned Chiyou toward him, pulling the young man into his arms as he pressed the kiss further, his tongue darting into the other musician's mouth.
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:11 pm
Nigiyaka na hitogomi ni tokeru tsubuyaki ga
Ashimoto ni chirabatta omoide nijimaseru---
Pain was pushing at him, tearing at his insides. As hard as he tried to hide it and fight it, it was there.
Nobody could understand. He was such an idiot.
But as those tears spilled, as this man who barely knew him wiped them away...Chiyou felt a shift.
What he was saying...it was so gentle...
Then...a kiss. So sweet, so kind. Then, deeper, more, filled with passion.
Why?
Why on earth?
He shouldn't be doing this...not with Izzy...and with Narcissus...he still loved..still loved Ishi. He had already gone and betrayed that love once, twice...cheapened it all by grasping at straws, seeking out whatever he could to take his mind away from his own selfish pain.
But Nakai...Kai seemed to understand! He...understood what he was feeling, why he had been this way...
And...it seemed...he cared.
Slowly, hesitantly, Chiyou let his arms find their way around the older star's neck as he let himself be kissed, the tears pouring forth from his eyes, though even as they did so...the young star felt a great relief.
---Mayoi aruku machi no kagayaki wa glaring one way
Kogoe sou na boku wo terasu
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:30 am
What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:- Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB
........Such a nice dream.........and truly a dream
The phone hit him in the face because he wasn't fast enough to catch it in time. He winced as he scrambled to pick it up feeling like the world had been torn asunder all around him. His lips pursed shut trembling because his eye stung as the spot were the phone dented his face turned red and started to swell. It would bruise and eventually match the other ones.
Stumbling, he shot up quickly and the chair fell over behind him. The words ringing in his ears so horrible. GET OUT! As he backed away that softer face, one so gentle..returned but probably one affected by the sedative. Unwanted...he couldn't take it anymore. He ran out of the room even as the nurse called behind him saying he should NOT come back since he upset the patient. Only family were allowed....
Izzy felt so cold and lost...and devastated once he could finally slow down. A feeling of desperation rose and all he wanted was someone to tell him it would be alright. Maybe he just needed Chiyou...or Nakai...or Michi...Someone to talk to. He slowly walked to the waiting room hoping to find any one of of the three but the waiting room was empty except for the weak noise coming from a lone tv. And now, he did feel utterly alone. They must have gone home. That had to be the case. Who wouldn't at this late hour. The stars shouldn't have been left in the waiting room all this time. He hung his head feeling a bit lower than road tar. No, he wasn't going to call them..they needed their sleep too.
It was then he turned and headed towards the other exit away from the waiting room. No one would be worrying about him. This Narcissus wouldn't miss him if weren't around and after all that he said and the reaction he got....He rubbed his aching eye. It hurt! It hurt worse when he cried. As he rubbed his eye he ran right into someone. "Gomenasai...."
"Ishi-san?" said Hiroki, "It's alright...wait what happened...to you?" Hiroki lifted Izzy's chin and looked at his eye. "Who did this to you?"
Izzy tried not to cry...tried to be strong even though he just wanted to be held, "Narcissus....he's...he's...He doesn't remember me...or the past 3 months..."
It was then Hiroki realized why Izzy looked like such a wreak. "I was informed about the surgery and came as soon as I could. I'm suppose to meet with the doctors and Tanaka Michi but before I do that..." He called back to Sal, "Sal, have the driver come in and take Ishi-san to...." He reached into his pocket and wrote down an address. "...this address."
Even before Izzy could refuse, Hiroki stopped him, "No, Ishi-san, I know you're hurting and I am going to help you. If Narcissus is as he was, then...it won't be wise of you to be staying at his house. I'll have your stuff moved before he's well enough to get out of the hospital."
"But..." Izzy started to speak, however, Hiroki stopped him again. "You're a manager of Ohayou. It's my job...to take care of you...and the stars. Narcissus of 3 months ago is not a man I want you near. You leave him to me...and just take care of Nakai. Nakai is all you need to be responsible for awhile. It might not be what you want but...trust me. It is for the best."
Izzy nodded slowly as Hiroki made the arrangements. Soon he was whisked away to a very private large suite in a 5 star hotel. A body guard waited outside the door leaving Izzy along in the large quiet rooms. Pulling out all his cell phones, he turned off every one and sat them on the table. He missed his old cell phones....At first he wanted to cry but then he found the bath tub and took a whiff of his clothes knowing he didn't smell too good.
Stripping down he peered into the full length mirror at all the bruises after turning on the deep tub.. Some had started to fad, but the new one was black at the corner of his eye spread in to a puffy red where his cheeks had swollen from sobbing. He held himself as he stared at that man in the mirror. The man he viewed seemed really unlike the self from 3 months ago. At least that man would never have fallen for...but that man was him wasn't he. It wasn't a question...it was the truth.
It was then Izzy stopped staring and slipped into the bath. Silent in the steam, he closed his eyes and drifted off as the whirlpool bath attempted to sooth his bodily aches even though he wished that it could sooth his aching mind instead.
-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:25 am
What wouldn't I do for King and Country...
Yes Sir!------------------------------------------------}:-  Asato Hiroki
Chairman's Secretary - Ohayou Productions
The Hospital
First thing Hiroki did after he had taken care of Izzy was to head up stairs to the ICU floor. He was prepared for anything really but he knew several stars had been seen here including Shou. He figured at this point he had best send at least the ones from Ohayou home knowing that sooner or later the media would be swarming eventually. He talked to the nurses first then the doctor that was overseeing Koyasu-kun's care. Then waited as a nurse brought Tanaka Michi in to hear the rest of the details. Akihiko was indeed lucky. And he had Chiyou to thank for that partially but he doubted that the 'new-old' Koyasu-kun would have the tact to thank Chiyou-kun.
When he got Tanaka-san alone for a few minutes, he finally said "Well, I've been told by Izzy Lucky that Narcissus doesn't remember the last 3 months. But, since Narcissus hired you some other people on, I'm going to honor his hiring decisions as if they were my own. Your services will still be required by your new family at Ohayou."
"Thanks, Asato-san. I want to help Narcissus recover and hope he gets his memories back." answered Michi wondering what had happened having left Ishi-san alone in the room with Narcissus. "Is Ishi-san ok?"
Hiroki looked away for a moment then answered, "No...he's not but I don't think anyone would be after what he's been through. So I've taken care of him and I am hoping that he will at least be able to get a good safe night of sleep."
Michi nodded wishing Asato-san would tell him where Izzy was but he had a feeling that the Heir of Ohayou wasn't about to let that slip.
"Alright so lets check up on Narcissus so I can see the man for myself. I am certain that Koyasu-sama will be coming soon." But that thought, held a place in his mind for a moment longer. Where was Koyasu-sama? Certainly, he had been called too? He would have thought that the man would have been there before him.
For a moment, Hiroki had a sinking feeling which he attributed to all the bad things that occurred behind the scenes of such an incredible performance. He couldn't tell Michi or anyone else about the argument with Matsumoto Izo. He had so much to do and no time for another painful round of narcissistic Koyasu Akihiko. But if he had a choice, he would have rather been dealing with the brat than starting a major battle to maintain Ohayou's independence as a label.
-:{------------------------------------------------No Sir!
...Where you Lead - that is the Path I Follow.
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