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Seed of Love 3

Three months flew by at the blink of an eye…

They sat at the rectangular work table(a pretty messy one at that), talking about the arrangement of the songs. Kaoru did most of the talking, frowning as the wheels of his brains churned, and asking for his bandmates’ opinions. Occasionally Kyo would give a suggestion while Die nodded once in a while. Shinya seemed sleepy, his chin resting on his arms and Kaoru sometime caught his eyelids drooping down. Toshiya too, with his chin supported on his palms, was building castles in the air, sighing every time Kaoru threw a warning glare at him.

When the discussion ended, Toshiya couldn’t help releasing a sigh of relief.

" Very bored?" Kaoru asked him while shuffling the papers(music scores) in his hands.

Toshiya pouted, his head on the table, while he looked at Kaoru’s busy hands. "I feel tired…"

" Excuses, excuses…"

Toshiya’s pout grew bigger. "But it’s true I’m feeling tired ne!" the bassist whined to the older man. "Fine! I don’t wanna talk to you anymore! I’ll go find Shinya! Hmph!"

" Hey, Toshiya…" Kaoru called but the young man had swiftly disappeared outside. He shook his head to himself. Toshiya’s really a spoilt brat, but that’s because Kaoru spoils him…but lately he’s been acting a little weird and always complain of fatigue and headache and this and that…! Kaoru fumed as he thought about last night when…

" Hey, buddy!" a slap landed on his back. Die slid into the metal chair beside Kaoru’s standing figure. There was a lit cigarette clamped between his lips and he offered one to Kaoru.

" Ne, no smoking inside," Kaoru said but still took the offered cigarette absently, sticking it into his mouth.

" You don’t look too good. What’s bugging you?"

The older guitarist chewed on the butt of the unlit cigarette, eyes cast far away. He clipped the sheets together with a metal paper clip and slid them into his bag.

"Something to do with the band? Financial problem??" the redhead prodded unceasingly. "No..? Is it personal?"

There was a short silence before Kaoru swiped Die’s cigarette from his non-stop moving mouth and burned the one in his mouth. "Nothing serious."

" Aha, personal problem…what? Love??" Die eyes sparkled with pure interest.

Kaoru smiled, shaking his head.

A gasp escaped Die’s mouth as he stubbed his cigarette out on the floor with the heel of his boots. "Oh my god, Kaoru! You’re cheating on Toshiya!" the redhead exclaimed in a shocked tone.

Kaoru’s eyes widened. " Iie!!! No, no!"

" Don’t you hide it from your best friend! I promise I won’t tell him! Come on, you can tell me…who is it?!" Die enquired with curiousity.

" No one, Die! I love only Toshiya!" Kaoru banged his hand on the table. Then he calmed down. "It’s just…these past week, or weeks, Toshiya seems…there seem to be something wrong with him…"

" Hontou ni…?"

" I just…it’s not like I…but"

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" Hm, Toshiya?" Shinya turned around. His smiley face slowly took over by a worried frown. "Eee, you’re not out here to smoke, are you????"

" Keh…" A smirk appeared on the bassist’s pretty face. He deliberately took out his pack of cigarette and pulled one slim paper cylinder of tobacco out. " Ooo, I’m gonna smoke!"

" Wai, Totchi!!!" Shinya whined.

" I’m just kidding! Where would I dare?!"

Shinya fidgeted. He watched as the bassist leaned on the wall opposite him. The older man was dressed in a torn pair of blue jeans and a loose dark green shirt and he was looking at the drummer in an odd indecipherable way. "Ne…"

" I still feel it, Shinya…" Toshiya suddenly said.

" Huh?"

" Its stronger now…this…growing inside of me," Toshiya smiled and stroked his tummy. "Kaoru's child..."

Shinya had forgotten about what Toshiya had told him that day months ago, that secret. The drummer chuckled softly. "Toshiya-kun, I actually believed you when you told me the first time but now as I think back…" His sentence came to a halt when Toshiya grabbed his hands and clutched them between his palms. "Hm??" Shinya’s eyes flew open when Toshiya brought his hands under the hem of his shirt. "What?! Toshiya!!!" he protested.

" Shh!" Toshiya hushed him.

Shinya unwillingly got his hand placed on Toshiya’s stomach. The older man moved his hand around. Shinya gasped, his mouth dropping open. "What in the world…"

" Yes, Shinya. I wasn’t joking.You can feel it now..."

Shinya let his curiousity wander a bit, feeling Toshiya beneath his shirt. It wasn’t a very big bulge but Shinya got what Toshiya was referring too, the slight swell of his tummy…it really feels like…Shinya shook his head. This is crazy. "…maybe you’re getting a pot belly…" the younger man suggested.

Toshiya hit Shinya upside his head. "You dare repeat that!"

" Okay, okay! But this is just crazy!" Shinya said truthfully.

" It’s not!"

" You should go see a doctor!"

" I…"

Before they could say more, Kyo suddenly popped out of nowhere. "Hey, you two are making out?!?! Gosh, I must tell Die and Kaoru!!!"

Toshiya and Shinya’s eyes grew wide in horror before Shinya suddenly realise his hands were still up Toshiya’s shirt and he quickly pulled them out, coughing. Toshiya rushed to Kyo and clamped a hand over his mouth.

" Shut up, Kyo! You’re not supposed to be here! What did you hear?!" Toshiya blabbed out nervously.

Kyo said something but was muffled by Toshiya’s hand.

" Toshiya, you’re gonna suffocate Kyo to death and Kaoru will slaughter you for the death of our vocalist," Shinya stated.

Toshiya blinked and removed his hand cautiously, holding Kyo’s shoulders and speaking to him as if he was a little kid. "Ne, Kyo, I trust you didn’t hear anything and won’t say anything to anyone about whatever you did hear or see, okay?"

Kyo nodded then raised a finger up. "…if only you promise to tell me the rest of the story…"

" No."

Kyo pouted and pretended to cry. "Fine! You’re all in cahoots! All leaving me out! Kyo’s the odd one out!!! I’ll just go and commit suicide!" he cried.

Toshiya and Shinya exchanged looks then rolled their eyes.

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Suddenly the door burst open and Kyo, Shinya and Toshiya came in. Kaoru closed his mouth and Die, although still curious, fell back onto the chair and greeted his bandmates with a cheery smile. Kyo had a very satisfied smirk on his crummy face which Die detested.

I wonder…

The redhead glanced at the two younger members of the band.

Hmm…

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to be continued.......

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