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He felt Mizu wrap his arms around him and snuggle against him for a few moments as he slightly placed his hand over the young vocalists head while he placed his cigarette in between his lips and took a quick pull and slowly exhaled the smoke, he felt Mizu let go of him and then walk towards the Piano that was in the recording room and started to play a melody as he then heard him sing softly. When Mizu sung it was almost as if a beautiful angel were to be singing along to a melody beautifully.

Daisuke was thinking about joining him with the bass, but hadn't done it yet until he saw him gesture towards the bass that was there which made him slightly smile as he took another quick pull from his cigarette as he grabbed the bass guitar and started playing along to the melody of the piano and Mizu's voice. His fingers moved quickly threw the cords of the bass guitar as he looked at the young vocalist as a slightly noticeable smile got on his face.

Once they finished playing he took a few steps towards him. " it doesn't sound so bad.." he said while he slightly smiled. " all we need now is the guitar, keyboard and drums in the instrumental." the bassist said as he continued holding the bass guitar.

(( i'm really sorry for the late reply... gomene T-T ))

“I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.”

Strange.
That was becoming the word for Ryu's life. A definition, even.
So very strange.
Strange how Sai somehow managed to put him at ease when, in all fairness, he should have been crying, or at least freaking out in some fashion.
Strange how the act of Sai tucking him in made him feel safe and cared for.
Strange how Ryu's heart fluttered ever so slightly at Sai's closeness.
Sai said his goodbyes, and...whether out of fear, loneliness, or want for Naoko...Ryu felt like calling out for the man, asking for him to stay just a bit longer. The look on his face said as much, but he merely bit his lip and remained silent, hoping that everything was going to be ok...somehow.

“For Love is Immortality.”

K a i - H i g u r i


"I... I accept your apology, Kai."

Woah. What?
Kai wasn't sure if he had heard it correctly at first. Izzy just said that he was forgiven, but that was far too quick. How could he be forgiven so fast for something so utterly atrocious as that afternoon? Kai had barely even begun to fathom forgiving himself, let alone have his manager forgive him. Kai was quite sure that that rough beginning would damage their relationship forever, and that Izzy would probably ask to resign from the job if his pride as a manager let him.
But here Izzy was, sitting right in front of him, saying that Kai was forgiven. Kai almost blurted out a "you're joking, right?" before stopping himself, deeming that as something rude to say.
But still, the singer took another sip of wine to calm down his surprise. Rarely was Kai ever caught off guard. Then again, today wasn't quite the ordinary day either.

Kai listened quietly to Izzy, not sure if he should be taking Izzy's words as a compliment or an insult. Sure, he was narcissistic and self centered, but it couldn't have been that bad, right? And at least Kai was a good enough man to apologize for his wrong doings. Of course, that thought was more for his own consolation than for Izzy.
Kai soon finished his glass, setting it down on the table as his eyes wandered to Izzy's tear stained face.

"That doesn't stop Narcissus from... demanding things."

Kai glanced up to try and meet Izzy's eyes with his own suddenly questioning gaze.
Demanding things? Kai hadn't actually heard much about Narcissus except for commonly known things such as facts that were mentioned by Izzy or the fact that Narcissus had chosen quite an apt stage name. Kai also knew that the man was quite adept at a large variety of instruments, being a musical prodigy and all by the age of... well, sometime in his teenage years; Kai had never taken enough interest to remember when exactly.
With those facts about Narcissus being the only things that Kai knew, Kai found Izzy's slight hysterics to be a little... confusing. Why did Izzy react so strongly to Narcissus? Was their relationship different than acquaintances of the same industry and the whole manager/star deal?
Kai wanted to voice his queries and relieve the confusion he was currently feeling, but the singer knew that this probably wasn't the best time to be prying.

Thank god the food came to relieve him of saying anything in reply. Even if gentlemen were supposed to offer comfort in any way they could, Kai wasn't sure that he even knew enough about the matter first of all to offer anything that would improve Izzy's somber and slightly hysterical demeanor.
In answer to Izzy's question, Kai replied with a small fond smile, "I do have quite a liking to raw fish wrapped in rice and seaweed indeed. Sushi is one thing that I can eat forever and ever without ever tiring of it."
Kai refilled his own glass with wine and glanced up at Izzy.
"Itadakimasu," he murmured, slightly teasingly, though Kai wasn't sure where the teasing tone came from. Perhaps it was because he felt closer to his manager because they had experienced what they had together in such a short time. Kai didn't even feel like the man in front of him was his manager. Kai felt that they were much closer than that, though in more of a delicate camaraderie sort of way.

"You know," Kai started, taking up a piece of Ahi Oshi-Zushi and delicately placing some wasabi on top, eying just the right amount. "I find it interesting that you've stopped calling me Nakai."
Kai took some ginger and placed it on the sushi in a neat small stack.
"I suppose that it adds to your forgiveness of me in some way or another—which I'm still surprised about, I must admit—but I can't say I mind. I just never thought you'd break from your managerial strictness with me, that's all."
Kai smiled and popped his sushi into his mouth, chewing to eschew saying anything more. The singer hoped that the sudden change in subject wouldn't appear too suspicious to Izzy, even if Kai's intention had been to get his manager's mind away from what obviously seemed to be a grievous topic. Then again, Kai could talk about that if Izzy ever wished to return to it, though he had a feeling that his manager didn't quite feel too happy to be dwelling on the subject at the moment.

Kai smiled a little as he chewed on his scrumptious bit of rice and fish, reveling in the taste of the ginger that was his favorite part.
It was just too amusing to think about how quickly things had changed from the day's morning to the day's night, or from the first phone call of Kai and Izzy's relationship to their slightly awkward dinner at the moment.
Though Kai had only formally been introduced—if one could even call it that—to his manager today, Kai had heard of how proud Izzy was of his job. That knowledge was helped by the startling record of Izzy's file as manager, but also by the tales that Izzy had collected from his time in the industry of Izzy's uptight seriousness and professionalism to his stars.
The singer had to admit that he felt the slightest bit smug in having broken that strict nature a little, even if it had been something utterly atrocious in action and even if it had made Izzy cry.
Of course, he still felt terrible for partly being the cause of Izzy's tears—actually, terrible didn't even begin to describe it—but the smugness was a side thing that Kai just found interesting. He didn't know why he liked it, but the disappearance of the formalities of business between the two of them over this dinner, even if it probably would only last for one night, pleased him greatly.

K a i - H i g u r i


Kai ate silently as he listened to Izzy speak. Kai was actually quite sure that the flurry coming out of Izzy's mouth was not normal for his behavior. It was probably due more so to the anxiety of the day than anything else. There was no way that Izzy could be this talkative usually, right? Izzy had struck Kai, in the file, at least, as a person who tried to be as calm and professional as possible. This flurry of words sure didn't seem as such.
Then again, Kai was grateful for that. This was a lot better than the business setting that Kai had prepared for. Otherwise, Kai would still be feeling the great and terrible burden of guilt, probably not apologizing for the whole night.
But the night had barely started and Kai had already been 'forgiven.' At least, Izzy had said that he was forgiven. But Kai knew well that there was a large rift between words and actions. Time could only tell if Kai was really forgiven or not.

The mention of kittens made Kai almost lower his chopsticks mid-attack at a nigiri sushi. The singer had quite a soft spot for kittens and feline creatures in general, wishing that he could have a cat around his house. But women usually found fur on coats that weren't meant to be there sort of unattractive. Not to mention the fact that it would deter women who were allergic to cats from coming to his house.
And Kai never wanted that to happen, did he?
Still, the singer wanted a cat quite badly, and with Izzy along speaking about kittens in the Pet House, Kai was starting to think that adopting a kitten couldn't be that bad of an idea.

Wonder what everyone else would say about her...
By 'everyone else,' Kai was talking about people he knew in the industry that he recently had run-ins with, such as Ishi and Naoko. It felt odd to think of them in such a nonchalant manner after having experienced what they had in the alley. Perhaps Izzy's light mood was rubbing off on him, even if it was only for the night. But tomorrow, Kai would go back to his self-loathing.

Then Izzy made that comment about obligation, and Kai almost choked on his wine. Honestly, Kai couldn't find any part of the man in front of him that he disliked—especially the glasses—and wasn't sure if he would ever dislike Izzy. It took quite a bit for a person to get on Kai's bad side.
But once a person was there, there was sort of a no return policy. Or at least returning was pretty difficult.

Kai observed the pictures of the youngsters that were shown to him, though he found his gaze more drawn to Izzy's fond expression more than anything else. It gave Kai's heart—and guilty conscience—more peace knowing that the alleyway incident didn't wipe that expression from Izzy's facial repertoire. Now that would have truly been a regretful thing.
Feeling a little better, Kai smiled at Izzy, more so out of self-gladness than amusement at what Izzy was saying.

"First of all, you should know that I spend time with whom I want to. There is no obligation to me being here, you know. I'm a star. I can do what I want. Well... sort of."
Kai was referencing the incident earlier today. That was probably made obvious by the rueful look that suddenly overtook his expression for just a moment before he brightened up again and continued on.
"But I find your company quite delightful, and I don't think I'll ever be obligated to hang around with you, even if you'll be trying to murder me with work.

"Now to answer your question, I..."
Kai grimaced for a moment. This question was possibly too close to home for the both of them if Kai answered it in the wrong way.
"I go to clubs at times," Kai murmured quietly. The rest about the clubs was left to Izzy's imagination, though Kai was quite sure that Izzy wouldn't need much help considering what had happened earlier in the day.
"But oftentimes I just sit around at home and read a good classic. I'm quite fond of those."
Then, winking and giving Izzy a smirk, Kai added, "I know. Not what one would expect out of an eminent singer, right?"
Kai chuckled softly, about to take another sip of his highly expensive wine.

Just right then, his phone rang, giving out the tune of someone to which he hadn't assigned a specific tone yet. It was a soft tone that didn't cause Kai to jump up in surprise.
Taking the phone out, Kai glanced at it as he apologized to Izzy.
"Sorry about this. I should have turned it off before starting dinner. Then again, you and I are both in a busy industry that needs constant contact, right?"
Throwing at Izzy a knowing smile, Kai flipped his phone open without glancing at the caller's name and said quickly to Izzy, "If you'll excuse me for a quick moment."
With that, Kai brought the phone to his ear, stood up, and quickly strode out the door, gently closing it behind him.

"Nakai speaking."