Pick of the litter

Gackt sighed deeply as the actress Meg Ryan came to view on his screen. He had been watching ‘When Harry met Sally’ for the last few days now. His hair is unkept, his clothes a rumpled mess consisting of an oversized sweater and some faded jeans-despite what he considered looking his worst the j-rocker never looked hotter in such attire-. There was a half-empty carton of vanilla yogurt resting against the bottom of the couch occupied by a very happy Chappi Belle. Tissues littered the normally immaculate wooden floor as well as the artist’s favorite scrapbook. The one he made during Moonchild. It would’ve been too much for him to dig up and watch the videos he had taped of the two during their time on and off the set.

“Gaku-chan,” Came You’s voice from the doorway of the living room. “You’re worst then a woman!”

Gackt responded by taking propelling one of his used tissues at his friend. It had missed.

“I hope that’s snot.” You mused playfully as he made his way over to where Gackt had taken up residence. The only time he left the couch was to use the bathroom and walk Belle so she could too.

Gackt turned his body, drawing his legs to his chest so that You could sit too.

“Just call him.” You urged.

Gackt shook his head.

“He changed his number.”

“Call him at home.” You suggested. “I’m sure his wife already knows. It’s been going on for about two or three years now, right?”

Was You insane? Did he really believe that Megumi would cheerfully hand her husband the phone to speak to his gay lover? “Oh, Hideto, your boyfriend’s on the line.” She’d say all smiles. Fat chance of that!

“Maybe I came on too strongly.” Gackt stated more to himself then to You. “Maybe I should have just been satisfied with having him part time. I gotten greedy and wanted all of him.”

You placed a hand on Gackt’s shoulder and squeezed. “Gaku-chan,” He began, “You already have all of him. You know that and he knows that. I’ve never seen a person more taken with you then Haido and you with he.”

I knew he had loved me before he told me. That night that one hot rainy night…

Despite the fact that it was raining Taiwan was still just as hot and uncomfortable. Gackt had just finished packing the last of his belongings when his cell phone rang. An unidentified number. Curious, Gackt picked up.

“Moshi moshi, Gackt desu.” He spoke into the phone.

Heavy breathing and the sound of the pouring rain answered him. Something inside of him just knew.

“Where are you?” Gackt asked quietly.

A minute passed before Hyde actually spoke.

“Outside. Phone booth.”

The sound of the dial tone soon followed after those words.

Gackt slipped the phone into his pocket as he headed for the door. The two had taken to staying at different hotels once their lustful stares had caught the attention of the rest of the staff. They hadn’t even shared a single kiss save for the ones Hyde had given him during shooting of one of their scenes. It was on the forehead and Hyde’s lips hadn’t even touched his skin due to the placement of Gackt’s bangs. For once in his life the vocalist hated his hair.

Gackt realized that he had bothered to bring an umbrella with him once he hit the pavement and the heavy rain assaulted his body. The mugginess of the atmosphere kept him from being cold so it didn’t bother him that much. Gackt headed for the side of the building where he knew the phone booths would be. As he approached the booth he promptly noticed Hyde’s bicycle resting against its side.

He knocked hard on the door and waited. Instead of the door opening his cell rang in his pocket.

“Haido?” Gackt breathed into the phone.

The door of the booth slide opens revealing a sodden Hyde. His tank is sticking to his goose pimpled skin, his hair lank and plastered about his head and dripping, small rivers of rain running down the legs of his dark leather jeans.

“Are you trying to catch your death!” Gackt shouted as he reached out for the smaller man. Taking a firm hold on the smaller man’s forearms he pulled Hyde to him almost possessively.

“You will if you keep touching at me like that Gaku-chan.” Hyde mused, his tone breezy.

Gackt smiled slight at the comment. He didn’t know what he met but he was sure that Hyde was flirting in some strange way.

“Where’s your jacket?” Gackt asked with motherly concern.

“It was too warm out for one.” Hyde replied, his teeth chattering hard against each other, he was so wet the humid air did nothing for him.

“So you got caught in the rain then?”

“Thanks for stating the obvious.” Hyde retorted tartly.

“Let’s just get you inside.” Gackt suggested.

Hyde reminded planted where he was. “Iie.”

“Iie?” Gackt repeated confused. Hadn’t he come here to see me?

“I wanted to say good-bye.” Hyde told him softly as he pulled away from the other man. “That’s all.”

Gackt’s eyes scanned over the older man’s features but Hyde’s face offered no real clue to what he meant.

“I don’t understand.” Gackt replied keeping his tone just a soft and wistful as Hyde’s.

“Don’t try to. This is hard enough as it is.” Hyde sighed, his hands rubbing up and down his bare arms.

“Come upstairs with me.” Gackt urged.

He hated to seem like he was begging but he really didn’t want Hyde getting sick or something because of him.

“I can’t.”

“Why not?”

“I might not come back down.”

The two locked eyes as soon as those words were spoken.

“I’m expecting an call from my wife in a hour.” Hyde stated quickly, Gackt’s face contorting slightly at this tidbit of information. “I advised the hotel staff to have that call forwarded to an answering service.” Lowering his eyes from Gackt’s confused stare he continued on, “In case I don’t make it back in time.”

“Why wouldn’t you-“

Hyde placed his finger against Gackt’s full mouth silencing him.

“It depends on you. Whether we do this fast or right it doesn’t matter.”

Before Gackt could say anything further Hyde went up on his toes and kissed his stunned costar. The kiss was soft, fleeting and it was then that Gackt understood.

“I think that it’s best that we don’t then.” Gackt’s voice sounded weird in his own ears.

What was he crazy? He had been dreaming about this ever since the two crossed paths. To miss out now would be stupid.

“I want to see you again.” Hyde stated as he moved close to Gackt’s form once again. “I can’t though.”

“Why is that?” Gackt asked as he wrapped the smaller musician in his arms once again.

“I could get used to this.” Hyde murmured against Gackt’s chest.

“Oh?” Gackt replied raising an eyebrow.

‘’Let’s just leave it the way that it is, okay?” Hyde breathed as he let Gackt go.

I knew then what he had meant, but fate had other plans for us. We saw each other again at the movie premiere. We spoke cordially to each other making sure that we weren’t alone when we did. And then we-

“Gaku,” You’s voice called out to him sharply taking away the memory before it did anymore damage.

“Hn?”


“The phone’s ringing.”


A/N: Working on next chapters to all project. When I'm bored I write, when I write I write alot.