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Chapter 2: Real Life Muse

Disclaimer: Not mine. Never has been mine. *Weeps*

Pairings: Ran x Ken (but of course), Yohji/Schu/Brad triangle (cause it’s fun and it hurts God XD), and a good amount of Omi/Nagi

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As soon as everyone got home, the first thing Omi did was take Ken on a tour around the house. Ran and Aya followed them, watching Ken’s reaction and listening to what he had to say. Ran was the most interested in this young man. He didn’t seem like a threat to them.

But looks can be deceiving. He told himself. He looks and sounds nice. That doesn’t mean he won’t try to harm us.

“Ran?” Aya nudged her brother. He blinked and looked at her. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah.” He quickly responded. It was then that he noticed Omi and Ken were gone. “Where are they?”

“Checking out the upstairs. Come on.” Aya tugged his sleeve and they went upstairs to find Omi showing Ken where he would sleep. It was the room right across from Ran’s bedroom.

“This is where you’ll sleep.” Omi was explaining. The bedroom was small with a twin size bed, a closet, and a single window. Everything had been painted powder blue and white. Aya had said she wanted to use this room as a family room but for now it had to work as a guestroom. Yohji had stayed in this room till he decided it was cutesy and small for him so he moved. Ken, however, seemed delighted with his new bedroom.

“I like it.” He nodded with approval.

“The bathroom is down the hall and Ran’s room is right across from yours. My room is two doors down. If you need anything, just knock.” Omi concluded. The smile on his face grew wider. “You think you’ll fine here?”

“Absolutely! It’s bigger than my other place.”

“Other place? Where did you live before?” Aya inquired. However, the question was probably something Ken didn’t want to answer. He turned bright red and looked down at his feet.

“It’s a long story.” He replied, signaling that he didn’t want to talk about his previous living conditions. Omi noticed this and quickly changed the subject.

“Well, you’ve seen and met everyone. By the way, if you hear someone coming in at three in the morning, don’t panic. That’s just my brother, Yohji.” He said. “He’s a got another girlfriend and spends every night with her.”

“I see.” Ken nodded. “So I’m assuming I won’t get to see him till tomorrow morning?”

“Well, depends when you wake in the morning.” Aya said. “If I remember correctly, Yohji has the morning shift at the shop tomorrow.”

“Which I will more than likely have to take over cause my brother will still be in bed.” Omi sighed. Ken started to laugh but noticed that Ran wasn’t really paying attention to anything. He seemed to be lost in his own world, staring out the open door, expecting something to come in.

Ken decided to get his attention back. “Hey, Mr. Fujimiya. I mean, Aya?”

“Yes?” Both Aya and Ran replied. Ken blushed again, forgetting that both of them went by that name.

“Sorry.” He murmured. “I don’t know what to call_”

“Ran.” Ran replied. “I know I go by the penname Aya Fujimiya and most of fans call me that. But since you’re going to live with us, you can go ahead and call me Ran.”

Ken let out a sigh of relief and turned Aya. “So you’re Aya?”

She nodded. “The real Aya Fujimiya, yes. My brother uses my name as his penname for some reason or another.”

“I think I got it now.” Ken said, turning to Ran. “I was trying to ask you something, Ran.”

Ran nodded. “Go ahead.”

“You do have copies of all your books, don’t you?”

“Yes. Why?”

“Um, cause I want to read the third book and I didn’t get something in the second book. I was kind of_” Ken drummed his fingers and blurted out the rest. “I was kind of hoping you’d explain that part to me. If it’s time consuming, I understand and if you would rather I_”

Ken was still rambling but Ran didn’t mind. In fact, the guy was kind of cute when he rambled. The way he blushed furiously made him even more adorable.

Wait a minute! Cute? Adorable? This is a guy! Why am I finding him cute and adorable? Something’s not right. Ran wondered. Out loud, though, he answered Ken’s question.

“I’ll help you.” He said. Ken stopped talking. “And yes, you can read the third book if you like. I’ve got a few copies of it left. Tell me if anything confuses in that one too.”

Ken looked grateful and nodded. “Thank you. And can I ever read anything first before you send it out? I’d like to do that.”

Meanwhile, Aya and Omi were exchanging looks. If they didn’t know any better, it seemed Ran liked Ken. He was smiling and letting someone, outside his family and friends, into his writing world. That was something he never did for anyone else, not even for diehard fans like Sakura Tomoe. Ken was probably special.

“You see what I see?” Omi whispered to Aya.

She nodded and whispered back. “My brother just may have found a real life muse and brand new friend.”

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“Where is he? I told him to meet me here.” Yohji wondered out loud, looking around the club. He was supposed to meet someone but he couldn’t find the person. His jade eyes scanned the brightly lit room, filled with beautiful women, until he found what he was looking for. He smiled and made his way through the crowds. All the ladies looked lovely, he couldn’t deny that. They were all calling out to him and giving him the eye. However, he ignored them. He wasn’t here for any of them. He had someone.

Finally, he made his way to the only table where an orange-haired man was sitting by myself. Sneaking up from behind, Yohji put both hands over the man’s eyes.

“Guess who!” He teased.

The man smirked. “It’s you, isn’t it? I was wondering when you’d show up, Yohji.”

Yohji looked surprised as he took his hands off of the man’s face. “How’d you know it was me, Schuldich?”

Schuldich, or Schu as Yohji called him sometimes, smiled slyly. “I can read minds, baby. And I know what’s going through yours right now.”

“Oh, really?” Yohji pulled up a chair and sat next down. Seductively, he added. “Then tell me what I’m thinking of.”

Schuldich grinned. “You’re thinking about how much you love me.”

“Doesn’t count, baby. I think that all the time.”

“You’re also thinking of how you’ll explain your relationship to your friends.” Schuldich continued. “And I know the thoughts of the women around us. They want to know why you’re here with me instead of them. I mean, they all think they’re lovely enough for you.”

“Well, you’re the loveliest of the bunch.” Yohji took Schu’s hand and squeezed it. “And you mean more to me than any of them.”

He leaned over to give his boyfriend a kiss but Schuldich pulled away. Before Yohji could protest, he felt Schu’s hand clamp over his mouth.

“Not here, love.” He whispered, looking around. Yohji followed his gaze and caught sight of people staring at them. Minutes later, they stopped and went back to whatever they were doing.

Schuldich sighed. “Sorry about that.”

“No problem, sugar.” Yohji said the moment he was free to talk. “Some people would hate the idea of two guys together.”

“And that reminds me of something: you’ve told your friends about us, haven’t you?”

Yohji gulped. Yes, they knew about Schu. They knew he was madly in love with Schu. What he probably failed to tell him was the fact Schu was a guy, not a girl. Knowing all his previous relationships, they probably thought he was straight. In reality, he was a bisexual. He loved men and women both. The reason no one could figure out was because 1) he never told them and 2) he tended to attract more women than men. Therefore, he ended being around them a lot. Only Ran knew the truth and he had been sworn to secrecy on it.

But now he found a guy that he loved, a guy whom he gave catteleyas to (he thought roses were cliché and something women would love more) and spent hours talking about his problems on the phone with. And he didn’t want to let this guy go. No matter what anyone thought of them, he refused to let Schuldich go.

Likewise, Schuldich felt the same way. He had broken up with an old boyfriend not too long ago and wasn’t looking for love when he met Yohji. But somehow, they came together like pieces of a puzzle. Everything was perfect.

Nonetheless, Yohji still hadn’t told anyone Schu’s gender. He had been hoping to keep it secret for a little longer. But he couldn’t take it. He finally made an ultimatum of inviting Schuldich over tomorrow night and meeting his friends. He decided that was the right time to tell them.

Shaking his head, he said. “No, baby. I don’t know how to tell them.”

Schuldich was disappointed. “We can’t keep it a secret forever, Yohji.”

“I know. That’s why I invited you over tomorrow. I want to tell them the truth.”

Suddenly, Schuldich remembered something. “About tomorrow_”

“Don’t worry, sweetheart. They’ll like us. Trust me.”

“No, I’m not talking about that.” Schuldich took a deep breath. “I may not be able to make it to your place tomorrow.”

Yohji’s eyes almost popped out of the sunglasses he was wearing. “What?! Baby, I already told everyone you’re coming!”

“Well, we have a problem. You know my ex-boyfriend, right?”

Yohji snorted. “That loser? What about him?”

“He called last night.” Schuldich began. “And I told him everything. I told him about you and me but it didn’t matter. He wouldn’t listen no matter how many times I explained it to him. He kept cutting me off.”

“That bastard! I’m going to_” Yohji was fuming with rage. He didn’t want anyone to come between them and now this jerk was butting into Schuldich’s life again?

But Schuldich stopped Yohji from going on. “Don’t get mad with him. If you want to yell at anyone, yell at me.”

Yohji calmed down but he was still confused. “Yell at you? Why, babe?”

Schuldich let out another sigh. “Because he wants to meet me tomorrow night and I told him he could.”

TBC….

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Author Note: I realize I always use ‘Schuldig’, the German way to spell Schu’s name, in most fanfics but for this one, since it’s AU and I’m not adhering to the original storyline, I will call him Schuldich.

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