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Seed of Love 7

Kyo was dozing off on the couch(the only reason he is this early for practice is so that he has time for a nap ^^;). His eyes slowly closed to flutter open then close again. Suddenly…

"OHAYO!!!"

Kyo’s eyes snapped wide open and panic filled his face. He gasped as a super-huge smiling face beamed right beside his as he turned his head around. "Gah!"

Toshiya pouted, but the cheerful tint didn’t fade from his face. He wrapped his long arms around the vocalist’s neck. "Mou, is that how you greet me after so many days of not seeing me??? Don’t you miss me??" He wet his eyes with artificial tears.

Kyo sweatdropped. "Ne, you scared me…" ^^;

"Then gimme a little kissy…" Toshiya closed his eyes and puckered his lips, making Kyo shrink away. Grabbing the scary bassist by the shoulders, he turned him the other way. "Hey, Kaoru, give your li’l Toto-chan his little kissy."

The leader sighed and shook his head. "Is Manager-san here already?"

"Yeah," he stood up and the guitarist pulled Toshiya up and followed Kyo.

Once they sat down on the round table, Die displayed a ‘V’ sign with his fingers to Toshiya and Shinya merely smiled(usual) but the manager stared worriedly at Kaoru. The skinny man coughed as he pulled the plastic chair out and sat between Toshiya and Shinya.

"Well…?" Iue-san prodded. There was suspense hanging in the air before Kaoru began to speak.

"Well, we have news. I think we need to rearrange our schedule a little…coz Toshiya-kun is…having some health problems," he nodded to himself but winced as Shinya’s elbow jabbed into his side.

"Nani???" Shinya hissed.

Now, Iue-san was really curious. "What health problem, Toshiya-kun?"

Toshiya blinked, then looked to his four other bandmates. Leaning his elbow on the table and his chin on his hand, he looked into the older man’s eyes. "I’ll be taking pregnancy leave."

"……"

Silence hovered in the space of the small rest area.

"Wai…" Kyo waved a hand in front of the manager’s face.

"Aaa…sou desu ne…but Toshiya-kun, though we can postpone the live performances, how are we going to explain this to the fans? And the magazines! Magazine appearances! We’ve already fixed dates for photo shoots and interviews."

Toshiya pouted. "Well, just say we’re having a break ne! And those magazines companies…"

"Ah, I got idea!" Kyo suddenly quipped.

"What?" Kaoru asked.

"Heh." Kyo’s eyes went to Die then to Shinya. Kaoru and Toshiya looked at them too. "That’s a great idea ne?"

"Why didn’t I think of it ^^?! Hoho, the fans will love it!!!" Toshiya exclaimed, cheeks flashing.

"Nani??" Shinya frowned, backing into his chair as if something ominous was looming his way. Die had a clueless smile on his face. "??"

"Die vs. Shinya-Love or Hate feature!!!!"

***

Since the meeting with their manager, Kaoru’s face had been a bit on the pale side, as if it’s not pale enough. Kyo looked at him lazily from where he stood at the mike. One corner of his lips twitched. "You okay there?"

Kaoru nodded stiffly.

Kyo: -__-;

"You don’t look like it."

"I am just a little…" Kaoru frowned to find the word.

"Taken aback by how Iue-san took the piece of news?" Kyo laughed. "Don’t be," he waved his hand while shaking his head.

Kaoru looked at him. "What?"

"I don’t think he believes it," Kyo said, looking straight at Kaoru’s face.

Kaoru stared back for a few seconds. Then he shrugged. "Probable…maybe he thinks we’re just trying to be funny."

Kyo nodded, fingering his chin.

"What’s the discussion about?"

The two of them turned to look at the redhead.

"My, you look happy…" Kyo wiggled his eyebrow knowingly.

Die grinned. "Happy to be of service to my friends at such a crucial period."

"I bet he’s thinking of ways to embarrass Shinya in the feature," Toshiya suddenly quipped behind Die.

"No such thing!!! Would I do things like that to my own lover?!" he gasped, eyes and mouth wide as if from disbelief.

Shinya walked in and towards his drums, snorting and rolling his eyes. His eyes narrowed when the redhead burst out in laughter followed by the rest of the band. -Wow, wonderful friends I’ve got.- As the laughter began to die down, someone’s cell phone rang. Shinya fished his phone out of his jacket pocket. "Not mine."

"Got it. Mine," Kaoru said. He pressed it against his ear. "Moshi-moshi…ah, kaasan! Hai…" He suddenly noticed four pairs of eyes looking at him. He frowned, turning away from them. "Hai, I’m fine, the band’s fine too… What?" Someone poked him in the back and he made a scary face at the culprit(Kyo). "Really? Ohh, tell him to take care. I see. You take care too. Okay, ja!" He ended the call.

He turned around to see four pairs of eyes glaring at him. Then three pairs wilted and turned away with bitter disappointment.

"What?"

The remaining one pair continued glaring at him. "Wasn’t there something you forgot to tell your mom?" Toshiya pouted, arms crossed.

"Huh? What?" he blinked innocently. Toshiya pouted more and dropped himself down on the couch angrily. Seeing the other three members ignoring them(seemingly), he sat beside the tall bassist. "Toshiya-chan…" he tried to hug his lover but was pushed away.

"You don’t intend on telling them?" Toshiya questioned him; Kaoru could see the hurt in his eyes. "About my pregnancy?" It finally struck Kaoru; what he did wrong. He gulped and shifted uncomfortably on his seat, averting his eyes from Toshiya’s.

"I…I…" the older man stuttered. "I will! But I just… I just don’t know how to," he explained.

Toshiya took a deep breath, his eyes moving down to rest on his own hands. "They’ll never accept me, would they?"

From where he sat, Kaoru saw a tear gleam as it fell down. He wrapped his arms around Toshiya. "Please don’t cry… I’m sure they’ll like you! Come on…"

Toshiya pushed the guitarist away and stood up, brushing his tears off with the back of a hand. "Kao…I’m sorry…" his lower lip trembled, a sign of a flood of tears. He quickly turned around and ran out of the studio.

"Toshiya!!!"

"Quick go and chase him back!!!" Shinya prodded Kaoru.

Kaoru stared at the drummer then at the other two men before nodding.

The three musicians stood watching the door close behind Kaoru and when it was completely shut, they turned to look at each other and sighed.

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to be continued.......

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