Roomies

Oh the spoils of old friendship. Kaede had been Ran's best friend since they were about 6 and though like every friendship they had their ups and downs, Ran had never left Kaede's side, not including the time he was living with the hermit after the bear attack. That was in the past though. Now they were still best bud though their work ethic and mannerisms at times were far different. Ran was the headstrong and fiery one with the anger problems while Kaede was simply off the handle sometimes. Rather.. most of the times. Kaede sometimes.. just irked Ran and did it KNOWING it would irk Ran. This of course pissed Ran off which would allow Kaede to poke more fun. Oh how those days ended terribly with flipped shit on the floor of their apartment. Ran would get so mad sometimes he just left and stayed at a hotel a night or two. Then when he returned Kaede would poke more fun but at that time Ran didn't care as he had his break. The more irritating fact was Kaede randomly stripped in public. He was the reason Ran was afraid of homos at times. After all what if somebody would rape his bestie? Not likely to happen.. but still. It worried him. Though he swore up and down he would not speak a word of it to his friend.

The lack haired man would step out of the shower and look rather annoyed. His body wrapped with a towel around the waist while his red-brown eyes burned with an anger. He would storm out, dripping wet over his muscular body and stare around. Where was he? "Kaede. What the fuck? Why didn't you tell me we were out of soap?" He would demand in his usual annoyed voice while he blew a strand of his hair out of his face. The man was utterly pissed, his morning shower ruined! that would ruin his whole day. After a few minutes though, he got over it. Just an average day.

A little later the man would be clothed and walking into kitchen. He began to prepare his breakfast when suddenly.. something wasn't right.. His eye twitched and he would suddenly scream again. "KAEDE! Where THE HELL is my peanut butter?!" He would bellow. His eyes a bit narrowed while he slammed the cupboard shut. There went breakfast.. just an average day.

Sighing he would return to the living room and try to flip on the TV but.. ALAS! The TV would not turn on. Ran frowned and pressed the button multiple times and relatively hard in order to try and get the channel on with no avail. His rage showing as he shouted. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE TV, KAEDE?" With an annoyed grunt, he threw the remote on the sofa and stared hard at the wall. Now he was bored AND pissed. Just an average day..

Ok there where few things that could piss Kaede off, he could withstand most anything, during any part of the day. But everyone who knew him knew never, NEVER!! To wake him up bitching and complaining. That was the one way to get him raging....and Kaede really wasn't a nice guy when he was raging!! So when he heard Ran screaming, and nagging at him from some where deep deep in his mind...Well something went SNAP! Kaedes eyes snapped open and the look in his eyes well...It could have killed a full grown bull mastodon at a range of fifty feet.....Little girly men stood no chance!! Why....Why today of all days did That...That man have to go off on some wild and ludicrous tangent....So fucking early? It had been a rather late night for him...and Kaede had wanted to sleep in on one of his few days off.

So the nude giant stood up from bed, his eyes blazing with anger, his body tense with energy(In more then one way). Ohh yes there would be hell to pay....And he was the Devil right then and there. The little guy(who happened to be his senior, as well as a rather tall man him self)should have known better...They had been friends since grade school, and had lived together for more then four years now....HE SHOULD HAVE FUCKING KNOWN BETTER!!!

So he strode to the door wearing nothing but his birthday and threw open his door. Ohh there he was...the target of his ire....Standing and staring at a wall, his long hair glistening....HE LOOKED LIKE A WOMAN!!! "Ran mother fucking Mizuru Akiyama im going to fucking end you!!!" He strode forward quickly, grabbed the older man by his pants and neck and lifted him above his head in one strong and swift motion. With no hesitation at all he threw him with all his might at the couch, which shuddered and tipped over spilling Ran onto the floor. "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO FUCKING TELL YOU NOT TO WAKE ME UP RAN? HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES?" He moved to stand above Ran an eye brow raised his good eye twitching...No..Kaede was not a morning person....not in the slightest.

Unexpected friendly fire! Ran could barely hear Kaede enter from the crevice of his spaced out mind. The look one of a zoning man. A frown on his lips, bu that was nothing new. He wore his usual red bottoms, but his top was down, showing his well-toned upper half. The tattoo that curled down his right side was not hidden for then while he gently rubbed his wrist and thought a moment. Something wasn't right.. like pure rage in the air. Ran took a sniff and his head turned at last minute to see the being of wrath in a non-literal manner. His eyes would widen. A traditional 'Oh shit!' face there as he had no time to brace himself.

His body was grabbed by one hand to the throat and another to his pants. An angry voice bellowing in the air louder than a thunderstorm as Ran felt gravity defied and his body was soon airborne. THUD! His body hit the couch and then.. a wave of sickness hit him and the couch would wave as if on sea before it tipped over in a second's moment. It would lurch back and Ran was knocked off, rolling on the floor and smacking his head off the bookcase and then of course. Every single book on the shelf fell and hit him, burying him in a blanket of knowledge and yet he looked simply lost. A sort of confusion while he blinked with the last hitting his head. A shout of pain.

"OW!" He'd then spit out a profanity before rubbing his head and trying to stumble out of the sea of paperbacks and hardbacks. A moment passed and then... Blood flowed from his nose. Luckily Ran had caught it, his hand at his nose, so only a light leak would be there. A mumble swear as he would then try to move out of the books, looking pretty damn pathetic. Ran was humiliated. Though there was not much he could do until he had peeled a layer of books off of him and he stumbled to the bathroom. The hand moved and blood simply pouring into the sink. His left hand still drenched as he would spit. Indeed.. it felt just like when he was a kid. He'd forgotten how easily he could get nosebleeds.

Pinching his nose with his right hand, he would grimace and spit again. His other hand being held away from his body like a contaminated cloth. His whole body leaned forward with the nose hovering over the sink. Well.. that was just.. bad. Kaede was younger, but it seemed in a lot of circumstances that Kaede was like an older brother to Ran. Both in size and personality. As Ran took care of Tas, Kaede kind of took care of Ran. Though times it could get really tense and both would debate and try to kill each other. "Okay.. I deserved that..." He would admit softly enough that Kaede probably wouldn't hear him over the running water.

Ever since they had been kids this is how it had been...One would say or do something to piss the other one off...and then things would get nasty. They had left their fair share of bruises and scars on one another, hell there where times where one or the other of them had nearly killed the other. But through all that they had remained close friends, hell it might have been because of all that that they where still friends! So when he saw his friend bleeding well...He could only think it served him right!! He was sure one day soon he would get him back, they where blood brothers after all so what if a little of that crimson elixir was spilled every once in a while!?

Ahh well as Ran walked into the bathroom he sat at the couch right side up and flopped down closing his eyes...It was his day off....He should relax....enjoy the piece and quite that was sure to be part of his day....But...That was sooooooo boring!!! He should go out...and maybe drag Ran with him....Yes....They could go Karaoke!! Ran had a lovely singing voice....sort of....And well they did amazing duets!! Both of them had to be drunk off their respective ass's(Which wasn't hard for Ran) but once there well...They could sing any number of people under the table with just pure masculine power!!

"Hey Ran!!" He called after his friend, shouting a little to be heard above the rushing water."Lets go out and do some Karaoke tonight!! Its been forever and a day since we did it!!" It was true, after he had joined the force well...his free time took a plummet and he never had time for his friend....Well not much at least. So why not go out and enjoy them selves? It could be a guys night out....and he liked the sound of that!!"And we both know that when we sing we get laid!! What other incentive do you need?

Ran took care of his nose. Letting the blood finish as he un-pinched his nose and sniffed softly then spit again. Taking a paper cup from the bathroom, since Ran had a tendency for nose bleeds, he would fill it, let the water in his mouth and wash it around. Then he let that be spit out and he grabbed his toothbrush. Brushing his teeth to keep them minty clean, he knew he had to look his best at all times. His toothbrush soon put away, he would quickly wash his hands an take a look in the mirror. A swift swipe allowed him to grab his hairbrush and he'd proceed to fix his hair before walking out and giving Kaede a funny look.

"Kareoke? You know I get shy to sing!" Ran stated as he would look at the couch and see Kaede was hogging it. Shrugging, he'd just plop his ass down on Kaede's lap. Even if the behemoth was still naked, Ran was used to Kaede's odd mannerisms. "Aaa true enough. You should go get ready then. I'm already dressed after all."

He would chuckle softly as he leaned back and used the back of the couch as an armrest. Things were always like this. They fought then got over it after the rage was put away. It was probably why there was a lot of last minute patchwork done on the walls. Lucky the landlord hadn't noticed them.. yet. Ran groaned and sighed a bit. "Man I'm starving.." He would state as he looked at the clock on the wall then at Kaede in an expecting way. As if asking him to hurry his ass up.

So...He was a fucking couch now? Admittedly he had just kinda flopped down....taking up the entire thing. Ahh well what was a little Brodilling(Cuddling between bros) between friends? Ahh well everything as good for now, and even if he had wanted to he couldn't have brought him self to complain, he had just thrown the man after all!!""Pfft your voice is fine!!! You sing with spirit!! And when your full of spirits well...You sing even better!!" He loved getting his frined nice and drunk...Watching him blunder about brought a smile to his face every time...But he wasn't any better truth be told...But he wasn't about to admit that, even to himself.

He's starving? This was his problem...how? He shrugged and reached for the remote...only to remember that the T.V. had busted some how the night before....GOD DAMN IT!!! Well now what was he going to do to kill some fucking time? A breeze rolled in threw the window...and he felt a sudden chill run up and down his body...

Hmm how odd...That sudden draft shouldn't have cooled him off nearly so much...but it had....and that could only mean one of two things....One he was extremely sensitive to temperature change at that exact moment....Or more likely... he was naked...again... "So...Ran....Am i in the nude?" He didn't dare to look down and check.....It would have made things far...far more awkward then it already was.

Ran would sigh and shake his head. He didn't believe he had at all a good singing voice in the slightest. Kaede had always assured him he sang.. relatively well.. but Kaede also wasn't a very good judge of singing. Shrugging his shoulders, he closed his eyes and felt himself dozing. It was such a lazy day. There was not much going on so Ran didn't feel the need to wake up. His mind dazing some as he would hear Kaede speak again. The man couldn't help but chuckle inwardly before he answered, "Yes.. very much so." It was a rather blank answer, as if it were something rather casual. Not weird in the slightest.

Ran didn't move at first. The thought not bothering him until he realized that his friend would need to get clothes on. Right that meant that Ran needed to move butttt... that didn't happen. Instead he moved ad slid onto his side, effectively laying on top of Kaede with a yawn. Yes he was using Kaede as a pillow now, not that his best friend would care in the slightest. "I'm still tired..." He would groan softly as his hair fell onto his larger friend's bare chest. His body curled up upon him not like it was anything that important.

The air was so lukewarm, so perfect. It was almost hypnotizing and though his best friend might feel a little awkward, Ran was perfectly comfortable. Besides Kaede was like a radiator and the heat created only put him further into sleep mode. He'd probably get thrown shortly, but at the time, Ran was comfortable and content.

Ok so this was just a little weird...Most days any mention of a naked man would send Ran screaming into another room, Hell he was likely to start throwing shit as well, yelling homophobic shit and saying he wasn't gay(He totally was). So why was today any different from any other day? Maybe the guy was just sleepy....And Kaede...Well he was getting the most awkward boner right then....So it was time to end this and fast!!

Kaede stood rather suddenly and dropped the sleepy man onto the floor before hurrying back to his room. Okay that was just plain odd...."Ran your so fucking gay!!!" True or not he knew those words would get the older man up and moving and more then anything else it would piss him off!! Ran wasn't really Ran unless he had some fire in his eyes and a temper to match.

He quickly got dressed in some nondescript and slightly generic clothing(Jeans, t-shirt and maybe even some shoes) "Eck whats with you this morning? I was expecting a knock out, drag down fight after you got your bleed taken care of, what the hell is wrong with ya?" He felt like something was up...But he couldn't be sure. Ran had trouble talking about him self and what was bothering him and there was vary little anyone could do to change that.

Still he was concerned with his well being(At least emotionally that is). Something seemed to be weighing on him...and it bothered Kaede. So all he could do was ask...and maybe beat it out of him but he didn't see that working vary well...

Ran had just dozed off when something poked him and his body was ditched on the floor. His body rolled and Ran opened his eyes wildly. What had just happened. He felt so off today. So not himself so drowsy and out of it. Was it because of that woman or was it because....?

His mind acquired the answer but his mind denied it. He was NOT Gay. The man he had slept with.. it meant NOTHING. It couldn't mean ANYTHING! After all, it was a one-night thing. Ran was drunk.. or was he. Ran could never remember when he was drunk so how could he remember then unless.... Oh God. His eyes widened and he felt his stomach lurch and then he looked like a pregnant chick holding his stomach and gagging. No he wouldn't puke, but he almost forced himself to.

The concept of what had happened sickened him. He was a homophobe after all. SO having sex with a man was.. well.. UNTHINKABLE. However the man was incapable of fearing it. His hand fell to his lips a moment; touching the lips that had kissed that man. He really was a charmer. Ran's heart beat heavy and excited and yet he felt... so.. empty. What had happened there?

Kaede spoke to him and Ran stared hard at the floor before pointing. "We got termites." He lied bluntly before standing and dusting himself off. There was nothing wrong.. that's right... Termites are disgusting after all....

SLowly his mind came to and Ran's eyes buldged. "I AM NOT FUCKING GAY!" He screamed at the top of his lungs as he snapped back. His leg moving and kicking the couch over again. "I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU KEADE. THAT SHIT ISN'T EVEN FUNNY!" There was Ran. Screaming and bellowing about the fact he was straight and blah blah blah. Just the usual argument. "I AM THE PICtURE OF HEALTHY MANLINESS!"

"We got termites." That....That was a bold faced lie!! Or at least he oped it was!! With all the maintenance he preformed it was almost unthinkable!! No not all most it was completely unthinkable!!! He maintained and stringent defense of his home against those acid spitting intruders!! Not a one got past his outer walls!! He prided him self on that!! In fact he knew his home was one of the most well defended on the block...Or maybe even the entire city!! Ohh what a lovely thought that...His home...HIS home set up as an example to all others in his home town...His parents would be proud!!!!

"Dont even joke around about that Ran!!"Okay maybe...just maybe...He deserved that but come on!! Ran had been pouting AND acting like a girl...So he had to make fun!! It was his obligation as the guys best friend and he had to pick on him...Him being like an older brother and all.

"I AM NOT FUCKING GAY!" Well that was more fucking like it!! His friend finally woke up!!! Well that brought a smile to his face , it looked like ran was in a mood....as usual!!!"You where just sitting on a naked guys lap, mostly nude your self, and guess what?!?!" He sticks his head out of his door and looks at Ran."I had the most awkward boner!!!" He finished dressing then and walk out of his room chuckling.

"I AM THE PICtURE OF HEALTHY MANLINESS!" Ohh yes totally, him with his long girly locks, tight feminine rear end, and a rather....Womanly face.....He was indeed a picture of masculinity.... In fact he may have been the manliest man he had ever known!!"Ohh yes....Your a picture of male beauty!!"

He shook his head then and flopped down on the couch yet again taking up the enitre thing."Anywho lets grab a bite then head out and....do something!! anything!!! This house is fucking getting to me!" But what would they do? He honestly had no idea....But what ever he knew it was....And it was ADVENTURE TIME!!

"You where just sitting on a naked guys lap, mostly nude your self, and guess what?!?! I had the most awkward boner!" Well... that was relatively awkward. Ran turned his gaze to the man and frowned. His annoyed look glowing on his face. "Well it's your OWN fucking fault for having a boner!" Not my problem he had a boner. Ran said mentally as he rubbed the back of his neck, glaring at the t.v. with a red face. He'd been cuddling with his best friend. Okay maybe that was a bit gay... NO RAN WAS SUPER STRAIGHT! Even though he HAD slept with a man. He was drunk (sorta) so THAT didn't count! It was a one night fling.. right?

After racking his mind for a minute, Ran looked towards his friend again and chewed on his lip. Was that sarcasm on his lip? Ran was pretty sure it was, but he'd let it slide. "Oh thank you for calling me beautiful, Kaede. Sorry I'm not into men though!" He'd give a two fingered salute and grabbed his shoes. A yawn on his mouth as he covered it with one hand and headed to the door. "Hurry the hell up, you slowpoke."

"Well it's your OWN fucking fault for having a boner!"

Well wasn't that the fucking truth? Its not like he could just turn the thing off....And Ran DID look like a GIRL from behind, and felt like one to. It was a natural reaction then, completely natural."Fuck ya it is, your the one who looks and feels like a woman from behind!! How could any red blooded male not get turned on?" Fuck this!!!"Though i guess you wouldn't know that, you not being red blooded!!" He laughed then and walked over(Some how still fully clothed) And gave Ran a pat on the back."I only tease you cuzz i care Bro" He smiled and started to drag the smaller man from the apartment.

Okay...they where outside.....now where to? It was hard to decide!! They lived in one of the better parts of town, and no matter what direction they chose, something fun was sure to be there.....So...Being a man who hated planing(At least as far as recreation went) He decided to do the gracious thing and allow his dear friend to make the choice. He had put the guy threw enough already...He deserved a bit of a treat.

"Your choice today Ran, go ahead and lead the way!!" He patted the guy hard on the back then crossed his arms before surveying his surroundings, it was nice for a mid afternoon, not to hot, not to cold, a thing layer of clouds covered the sky and the sun only occasionally peeked out from behind it. Today was gonna be a great day, he knew it.

"Fuck ya it is, your the one who looks and feels like a woman from behind!! How could any red blooded male not get turned on?" Elbow to the stomach. Elbow HARD to the stomach. His movement was fast while he turned to glare at his best friend. What a jackass! Ran felt a tingle of anger. How could he say such things? "Though i guess you wouldn't know that, you not being red blooded!!" Yeah, yeah, Jackass. Sure. He rolled his eyes while Kaede gave him a sort of hug. His arm wrapped around Kaede in turn. Then the beautiful male would step outside.

The sun was warm on his skin. He couldn't help but enjoy the soft smirk of enjoyment on his face before he turned to his partner. "Eh, Kareoke sounded nice. I can't back down from a chance to get laid." He laughed a bit and found himself adjusting his whole outfit. A flick of his hair and Ran began his somewhat snooty walking. He wondered how that friend of his was doing. His mind pushed it away as he waited on his friend with a snicker. "Try not to loose your pants, dear Kaede."

"Eh, Kareoke sounded nice. I can't back down from a chance to get laid."

Heh...Ya...He could use a good lay, the way the guy was always soooo tense...Lies!! HE just chuckled to him self, they both knew Ran had a nice tumble in the sheets the night before...But they guy was always horny so why the hell not? Eck they could both do with some tension relief so...hitting a bar midday was not that bad of an idea!!! "Try not to loose your pants, dear Kaede." Pfft!! Thats not what he had been saying the night before...

He clapped the older man on the shoulder and drew him close as he made the way down the stairs."Ohh? But i thought you liked it when i had my pants off!" He winks at him then lets go as he walks out onto the street."You just cant get enough of this sweet ass!!" Kaede laughs and does a little dance right there on the street...and some how his shirt is gone after hes done.

He felt good....Really good and well he wasn't afraid to show it!!! A night and day on the town with his best buddy? HELL YES!!! They where going to tear this shit up and get some skanks and hoes...or maybe even ladys!!! Ahh yes!! Tonight was gonna be great.....

A burly hand was on Ran's shoulder. The man was stopped in his tracks and with annoyed trace, he turned his head to his friend. What on earth justified the needing to touch Ran in public? "Ohh? But i thought you liked it when i had my pants off!" Ran blushed a nice shade of red. Memories. Beautiful memories. Those memories though, had to be stashed away and hidden. It was as if they never happened and in fact Ran, himself simply rolled his eyes. This was not real, this was a cruel game Kaede played and yet, Ran couldn't control himself around this man. His crimson eyes were locked on the wonderful body of his best friend.

"You just cant get enough of this sweet ass!!" Ran was instant in his actions. As awkward as it was, he reached forward and grabbed a nice handful of his best friend's ass. "Ah. You're right! I just can't control myself." He snickered, gently rubbing the larger man's bum before turning away and looking around. Was anyone looking? Oh thank god. He would have shat himself if someone had seen that. When he turned back, Kaede was without his shirt. How did that even-?

By now, Ran should have known not to question the logic of his friend's stripping abilities. It seemed after a certain point of time, he just accepted the fact he was a stripper and moved on. However, internally he was utterly afraid of something happening to Kaede. He wanted to keep this friend of his. For as long as they had known each other, Kaede was truly the person whom knew Ran the best. Walking past his dancing friend, Ran started towards the bar, still remembering the night before, but his eyes betrayed nothing.

"Ah. You're right! I just can't control myself.

Snrrk....Not gay, pfft. The guy just grabbed his ass and he still says he doesn't like men? His friend was lying to him self, but...that was okay he supposed. He had a strict family and he did not want to loose them, so he hid what and who he was from mos people, it was a sad but necessary part of his life, and he knew he should stop doing it but... He couldn't help him self. That's why he was so surprised when ran grabbed him, hell it almost made him pee him self...He turned back to the other man and could not help but wink and grin." I knew it!! You just cant keep your hands off me pet!!" His voice was loud and well happy, and he preceded to walk(Read bounce) down the side walk with his buddy.

He loved the guy, he really did and there wasn't a single thing he wouldn't do for him...He meant that much. It was an odd relationship they had and most people would never understand it, but they didn't need to and honestly Kaede gave zero fucks as to weather or not they approved. Hell youd think that they would show a little more respect to an officer of the law...but that was not the case sadly.

"You know what lets sing a duet!!" He clapped his friend on the back."I can cover for your lack of talent!!" Ohh but what song would they do?!?!?!?! THERE WHERE JUST SOOO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM!!! Ahh well there would be plenty of time for that after they where nice and liquored up. They got to the bar and Kaede got the door for his friend and fallowed him into the dimly lite room full of happy singing people.

"I knew it!! You just cant keep your hands off me pet!!" Ran turned a bright red and looked away. His whole body language shifted to a bumbling idiot with a barely controlled word from his lips that could be understood. He thwacked Kaede at the back of the head and softly he hissed, "Don't call me that, in public." Of course his words were minor threats, as his fingers rolled down the back of Kaede's neck and then gently squeezed his shoulder. It was a sign of affection, without too much of it. He had to control his red cheeks, before he turned his head and sighed heavily.

It was an relationship he had with Kaede. Such a secret fest that involved the most uncomfortable of memories and some of the most wonderful. To think before Ran was attacked by a bear and lived with that hermit, he was Kaede's boss and now, Kaede was the one who made Ran do stuff. Ran still had a high rank, it was simply, Kaede had become more of the leader in the group of their two friends, being (Ran) himself and Kaede.

"You know what lets sing a duet!! I can cover for your lack of talent!!" Ouch. Not only had the slap hurt his back, but his words hurt Ran's pride. it was all good, Ran was a killer with the ladies, he'd be on top by the end of the night. Ran snorted and looked away with an annoyed grin, "Yeah, yeah. We'll see."

"Don't call me that, in public." True, but he had forgot himself in the heat of the moment and he couldn't be blamed for that!!! IT was expected when one was just a little bit loopy!!(He was always a little loopy) And well....He may have let it slip just to get on Rans nerves...The guy needed to lighten up some!! My god h always seemed to have a stick up his ass and that just wasn't comfy!!! Well at least most days!! He chuckled to him self....SUCH NAUGHTY THOUGHTS!!! Such naughty hands."Yeah, yeah. We'll see" That they would, he just had to get the guy plastered enough to get up onto stage..And then the good times would roll!!

He walked into the smokey and brightly lite bar right behnd his friend and scanned the crowed that was already there. They where all the usual suspects, middle aged men looking for some fun to fill there off hours, Pretty young girls trying to find some rich guy to get in bed with, and older ladys just out with their gal palls for a night filled with fun and gossip. IT was a sight that brought a smile to his already smiling face(It looked a little odd). This was one of his safe places, and he always enjoyed his time spent there. It calmed him, recharged him and helped him get over what ever happened to be bothering him. A place of safety indeed.

"Go grab us a table and ill order us some drinks...make sure its close to a group of gaggiling girls by the way.." He winked and moved off to the bar and ordered some rather strong drinks for there mutual enjoyment and went back to he main floor to find his friend"Bro where you be!!!"

"Go grab us a table and ill order us some drinks...make sure its close to a group of gaggiling girls by the way.."

Snort! Gaggling girls. If it were up to Ran, they wouldn't be able to do so much as speak. They would be so overly exhausted from the workout, that saying their names would be a chore. Then again, ran was a cocky-ass so he was getting ahead of himself. His charm, though still in the works, was easy with the drunken splay of women that caught side of him as he took a seat near the dance floor and karaoke machine. A quick escape to the table, after all! He took a soft sigh and then his body slid into the chair. the height of the man was nothing compared to his comrade while Kaede made his way out of the crowd to get some drinks. Beauty and the beast, funny how they had about the same amounts of marks on their bodies and Ran was STILL the pretty one. Wait.. pretty wasn't the word he wanted..

Just as he had sit, two girls walked up to him. A blonde in a cut off tank-top and slacks with curly dark hair and eyes the color of dirt. The other was a woman with fiery red hair and eyes that related closely to an amber in color. Straight and short on her shoulders, with a black skirt and a tight t-shirt. Judging by her tan skin, she was a tourist and even as she spoke in her horrible accent, she managed to make a fluid sentence. "Ah Hello, there. My friend an I were wondering if you came here with that man. You're really pretty, are you two a thing?"

Ran felt his blood boiled. Did he look like a gay man? Though his lip was twitching to resist, his eyes smiled kindly. "A thing? Haha. No. He's not my type." he said in a rough voice before leaning in, towards the girls. His charming smile replaced the twitchy grin while his hands rested under his chin. "Though, if you girls want, maybe I can do something, but it would cost you." Of course it was disgusting of him to ask or even suggest such a thing, but both girls were hammered and gave no fucks. A red look on their faces as they squealed and the curly-haired one started playing with Ran's hair. His eyes searching in the crowd for his friend. "OI HURRY YOUR ASS UP!" He snarled at his friend, in a somewhat loving, but more-so jackass way.

Currently Theodore Chulainn was regretting his choice of plan. After that night he couldn't get the dark haired beauty off his mind and decided to preform a man hunt of his own...while being the target of a man hunt at the same time. But getting from point a to point b had eaten a lot of his limited money anyway, And in a foreign country in which he knew about two words of the language he was stumped.

Luckily a man who owned a karaoke bar took pity on him as he feebly asked for cash in hand work. Luckily picking a Cretan to Aerugese book up he manage to have half a conversation with the man. The man offered him work cleaning tables. It would require little art of conversation and he would in time maybe pick up some of the language.

So this lead to Theo's current situation. Going round with a tray collecting glasses and plates while he had to listen to awful off pitch singing in a language he didn't even know. Ah what happened to the time of beautiful carriag bards singing about the land. He snorted heavily pinching the bridge of his nose as he shook the taught from his mind. Heading to the table of a man getting himself comfortable with some lovely ladies. Urgh what a twat! Looking at his cheat sheet he managed to spit out in awful Aerugese. "Sorry sir if you give me a moment. I need to just clear the table for you." Nailed it.

He cleared away the remains of the last visitors meal and drinks and was just about to wipe the table when he saw him. That scar across his nose....The ink that stained the skin in a pattern most entrancing way. The beautifully feminine yet masculine beauty that haunted his dreams along with Drai. He felt his mouth go dry as He realised Ran was the twat surrounded by women....that and he had a name badge that read Theodore in large bold letters on. Oh crap!

Ohh there he was!!! Talking to what looked like drunken hookers!!! Kaede could only shake his head and move on towards his friend, dancing between the bars patrons and workers as if his middle name was twinkle toes!!(It wasn't) He made one hell of a sight though, a scarred, one eyed giant who happened to be shirtless and danced like a fucking fairy prince!! By the time he made it to ran, he had attracted some rather.... Curious glances from more then a few of his fellow bar goers. So with a wide goofy grin he slammed the drinks on the table and looked at ran who had actually managed to find two gaggiling girls in a surprisingly short period of time, and he had put the moves on them already!! Though he didn't see these two as much of a challenge considering the state they where currently in...Hell he could have said bitch lets sex and they may have jumped him...."Well Ran i see you managed to find us some pretty dates for the night!!" He winks and smiles at the one who wasn't dry humping ran and hands her his drink....Because she needed another one by the looks of it.

"Drink up love you looked parched~~ Yet another award winning smile and his patented eye shine and the girl was just...Bubbly. He took his seat and nearly laughed as the girl playing with Rans rather girly hair nearly fell over and out of her shirt...What a world they lived in!!"It looks like we are going to have one hell of a time tonight Ran!! Now take a seat and and offer that lovely woman on your arm a drink!! Be a gentleman for once!!"

He pulled out a chair for the woman who he hoped to....Get to know a little better."My names Kaede, and yes my parents hate me, whats your name sweetie?" He laughed at his own little joke and waited a reply, his eyes dancing as he looked into hers."Ohh umm..My names Yuki, nice to meet you Kaede!" She was all a titter with an almost lethal combination on liquor, charm,and rugged manly handsomeness!! A trifecta of heart stopping power that had put more then a few women threw a loop and into his bed room."Ohh Yuki...Thats not a name you hear vary often is it Ran? And i just bet your as unique as your name...."

"Well Ran i see you managed to find us some pretty dates for the night!!" As if there was any need for him to doubt his best friend. Ran ALWAYS scored the women. Kaede knew that damn well, it was simply a talent with the man's slightly feminine looks and romantic tenancies he threw upon them. It warmed Ran's heart though, to know Kaede was enjoying himself. After all, Kaede was the closest person on earth to him. Though the man irritated and pestered Ran to no end most times, they were almost always with each other, minus the few times Ran went out of country.

"It looks like we are going to have one hell of a time tonight Ran!! Now take a seat and and offer that lovely woman on your arm a drink!! Be a gentleman for once!!" Ran snorted a bit and flashed a cheesy grin. "A gentleman? What on earth is that?" His eyes moved to the woman and he felt as if trying something too drastic would go overboard, but teasing her would work. "You want my drink? Would you rather it from the cup or..?" His face leaned in a bit, their noses touching. "-Would you rather from my mouth?" The woman swooned and almost hyperventilated and Ran could only chuckle. Obviously any former experience was nothing compared to the charm the two boys had (especially bishie Ran). This was too easy though. Ran preferred someone who was more of a challenge, though the woman who clung to his arm was a beauty. An animal likes the thrill of a hunt rather to prey that sits in its own injury.

"Ohh Yuki...That's not a name you hear vary often is it Ran? And i just bet your as unique as your name...." Ran snorted. Yuki was such a common name, but he pretended for the sake of the night that the woman's name was one of a kind. He didn't say a word and simply tilted his glass with a smirk and nod. Of course the woman felt special, but Ran had his own lass to talk to. Just as he went to speak again to the woman clinging to him, a man showed up. He wasn't bad looking, Ran had to admit. Something about him was familiar though.

A blink later and the face rose as he spoke. Immediate eye contact and Ran's face turned red. A faint tint that was a few shades lighter than his eyes. So many emotions were mixing through him. However, what caught his eyes last, was the tag on the man's shirt. 'Theodore' wha-? Rage ran through Ran's body. The man had lied about his name? Was it to him or the bar? Who WAS this man? At a moment like that, Ran wanted to swear off alcohol completely. It seemed he couldn't make good decisions with it. "Theodore, huh? How many other names do you have?"

Ran tried to recalibrate his brain while it fussed over the situation. His female friend didn't seem to notice much until Ran spoke in some foreign language that she didn't understand. "Is that like.. Esparian?' ..Esparian? Ran wanted to smack the bitch. IDIOTS were annoying. Maybe he'd be lucky and she just wouldn't talk.. for the rest of the night. All she had to do was moan once in a while and he was set. However his night was temporarily on hold as a smirk played at Ran's lips. That inner urge he often suppressed built up and he couldn't control it. So, with a quick movement, he took his glass and tipped it, spilling the whole contents on the table.

"Oh bus boy~! You missed a spot." Ran crooned in a slightly malicious voice. He was displeased that someone had pulled the wool over his eyes. Ran was NEVER wrong and when he HAPPENED to be wrong, he lashed out with cruelty. He would teach the man his place, not that it was needed. Ran just had a need to be a dick since he had misjudged the man, or so he thought. In all actuality, Ran had no right to be so cruel to the poor man. However, he was thoroughly pissed. This man he couldn't stop thinking about was nothing but the same thing Ran had always been. It made him so mad he couldn't see through the charade. Even at that moment, he was sure Kaede wouldn't be able to soothe his inner monster.

Theo grinned sheepishly trying to continue his work. Yes he was a fool. Come hunting across the desert for this man.....who was clearly still quite in the closet. Ignoring the flirting he could never hope nor did not was to understand he got on with his job until the sharp voice called back to him.


"Oh bus boy~! You missed a spot." He sighed again. Oh so he wanted to play did he? Well two could play at this game. "Right away sir...." He said in his native tongue letting his melody like accent sooth over the ear's of Ran and his female and male companions. Placing the tray down he took up a rag from his hip he hummed a song from his home land as he washed. making sure he gained eye contact with Ran himself he slowly licked his lower lip biting the tender flesh teasingly before smirking. Eye's flicking to Kaede causing him to smirk darkly. "Wow I feel like I deserve a finders fee seeing I took you out of the closet and taught you how to take dick like a pro." He had switched to Amestrian and with one last wipe of the table surface leaving it clean he took up Ran's empty glass and walked off towards the kitchens behind the bar. If Ran wanted more he would have to chase him....for once.

"A gentleman? What on earth is that?You want my drink? Would you rather it from the cup or..? -Would you rather from my mouth?" Kaede would have face palmed right then and there, but that was hardly smooth, and smooth was what he was aiming for right then and there. Not the generic Keith Stone smooth ether, he was shooting for the totally unique Kaede Soshi smooth. The type of smooth that stories where written about, the type of smooth that ancient heroes possessed. He limited his reaction to a small chuckle and a smile....Ran was so....So....BAD!! No other word for it, Kaede had to wonder how he got any girls acting like this...And then Ran called after one of the bus boys....Was he..No...No he was just reading into the words to much!! "Theodore, huh? How many other names do you have?" Well random Amestrian is random....It seemed like he really did know this rather well put together male....Now wasn't that....interesting..

"Wow I feel like I deserve a finders fee seeing I took you out of the closet and taught you how to take dick like a pro." Now wasn't that something?!?!?! He turned to look at Ran, the woman he had started on completely forgotten by the way side as he learned of this new development. Ran...Being taught to take dick...Like a pro? Ohh this was good!! TO GOOD!!"T..Take DddDICK LIKE A PRO?!?!?!" HE couldn't even talk right! He just couldn't!! Everything he said came out as a laugh, his whole body was shaking!!! "GgggGo chase your boy friend Ran!! Hes a looker!!"

It was just to funny!! For years now Ran had claimed not to like men in the slightest! But now it seemed he had...Well taken the plunge!! He would claim he had been drunk of course...And he might have been, but that didn't change the fact!! Just made it a little bit more sad.

EXIT THREAD WITH A GIGGLE

The blue-haired man spoke to Ran in response to his actions and for a moment, the man felt a surge of power in bullying essentially. However what goes around, comes around and soon, the smug look was wiped off the man's face. The red eyes furrowed then widened as at first, this 'Theodore' spoke in an voice that sounded, somewhat erotic and down right sexy, but then right after he stopped to catch Ran's eyes. A feeling of dread flooded through his veins and he regretted what he did. Chills cascaded down his body and he could only watch in utter shock as someone actually RETALIATED to Ran.

"Wow I feel like I deserve a finders fee seeing I took you out of the closet and taught you how to take dick like a pro." That was a doozy. Right in front of his best friend and two women (thought they didn't matter). His pride had been shot down hard and red covered his face. Rage or humiliation? Maybe a bit of both. A long moment passed as Ran watch the man walk away with swag. The usually top dog switched to bottom bitch in a second. Kaede's voice taunted Ran while he sat there with a dumb look on his face. The reaction was slow, but as he regained composure, he stood up from his seat. "GgggGo chase your boy friend Ran!! Hes a looker!!" Ignoring HALF of Kaede's giggles, he shot only a glare.

"He's not my boyfriend." He hissed at Kaede with eyes leaking venom. However somewhere in his heart the cold bastard felt guilty. What for? He wasn't sure. "Excuse me a moment." Fury in the essence of it coated his voice. With a determined step, he drove his body forward and almost knocked over the table in an angered step. As he caught up to the bus boy, he grabbed his arm tight and shot a cold look. "You. Come with me." To many a patrons, there looked like there was going to be a fight, with how Ran glared angrily.

His body led Theo's to the bathroom, a one-room toilet space that seemed a bit smaller than to be expected. Locking the door quickly, he turned with an expression full of rage. SO many emotions flooded through Ran's body as he pressed Theo up to a wall and then graced Theodore/Alastair/whatever his name was, his lips to Ran's own. A fiery, angry kiss that ended with Ran biting softly upon the lower of the curves. "You weren't supposed to talk about that." His voice whispered harshly, half-angry, half-panicked. "And what's with the lying about your name? Hm? Who ARE you?"

Hands on either side of the man, he stared hard into those crimson eyes. Red to red, one full of fury with hands that wished to hit something, but never a person. Ran wasn't exactly violent when he was mad, but his words could sheer if needed. His body arched in the process, bringing them to the same height. Nose to nose, so he could feel the hot breath, minty in the whole of it.