baticul | Rough night?

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Rough night?

[Here we have a redhead laying on his side on the floor; it would appear that he was sleeping, but he is stirring now. He scrunches his nose slightly before slowly opening his eyes, a frown quickly taking its place on his features.]

Hikaru...

[He sits up on the floor, only to notice that the bed he was expecting to be behind him isn't there. This causes his frown to deepen as he takes a better look at the room to find that he doesn't recognize it at all.

This, of course, prompts a ~~bit of whining~~ dignified objection.] Hikaru~ we agreed there weren't any consequences to that game! Ugh, this isn't even a good prank. Where the hell did he put me?

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[Oh, this is going even better than he'd expected; Kaoru mentally files away that this person may just be more fun to torment than Tamaki for future reference.] A reminder? But... but how do I know that you won't just take advantage of me again...?

[He shifts nervously, grasping Luke's wrist lightly and leaning. There is an obvious blush dusting his cheeks and he's looking at him demurely, avoiding looking in Luke's eyes as though he's nervous.]

Take... advantage...? [ Wait. Waitwaitwait! Wait a minute! Was this guy seriously trying to claim that he went and did whatever it was that people did when they say "take advantage of"?! He had an idea of what that might entail, but how was that supposed to work when they were both guys? ] H-hang on! There's no way that I-- that we-- I know I wouldn't be able to forget if that had happened! You've got to be mistaking me for another person!

[ The color rushes back to his face as a fear different from before takes over, and the touch sends goosebumps down his arm. He mimic's Kaoru's motion to keep some distance between them without pushing the other away. This just isn't going to end well, is it. ]

[Bites his lip before leaning in towards him.] But... if it's just a remind, m-maybe... [There's a brief flash of... something in his eyes that could be construed as nervousness, but it's really the fact that his stutter was because he almost started laughing. He continues to lean in, and on his current path, he's definitely aiming to kiss Luke...]

[...which means that he's very much right up in Luke's personal space. He closes his eyes as he gets even closer, and just before their lips touch...

...he starts laughing.]

[ It takes every ounce of restraint he has to not flail in the confined space between Kaoru and the wall, thus possibly injuring them both. The only noise makes is something of a whimper, though his mind continues a very loud mantra of "AUGHAUGHAAAAAUGHWHATISTHISSSSSS" that he's too polite (and incapable) of voicing.

At least until Kaoru starts to laugh. ]

W-w-what the heck is the matter with you?! [ Now Luke has no problem bracing both hands against Kaoru's shoulders and shoving. ]

[He falls back, finding Luke's reaction even more hilarious and thus laughing even harder now.] P-priceless... the look on your face is just priceless!

[ Thus Kaoru has solidified his place on Luke's "Jerkface" list. Luke scrambles stand, with fists balled up at his sides and glares down at the other redhead. Now he feels like the one who's been taken advantage of. ] Okay, I'm sick of your games, so start talking! Where are the others?!

Haah? Others?

...

Actually, now that I think about it, Hikaru would usually come in by now to see how his prank worked out...

Yeah! My friends! The ones I was with-- [ Frowns, relaxing just a tad. ]

...so this wasn't your idea?

Why the hell would I choose to sleep on the floor?

[Kaoru takes a moment to actually take Luke in, and, oh god, does he take him in. His jaw goes slack for just a moment before...]

[...yep, there's the laughing again.] O-oh god... where did Hikaru find you. [This would be Kaoru laughing hard enough that there are tears in his eyes.] Even Haruhi wouldn't wear something like tha-... well, maybe she would, but god...

Some people are pretty weird.

[ H-Hey! What's with the laughing this time?! Luke just sulks, flushing at Kaoru's commentary and apparent amusement at what he can only assume is him. ]

Sh-shut up, dammit! I don't even know who those people are! --stop laughing! There's nothing funny about me!

[Nope, he's not stopping.] It's not even our birthday and he got me a new pet project? [And he just continues to snicker... until he starts to look with an even more critical eye.]

I mean, seriously, I can only assume those are your normal clothes; even commoners don't wear their regular clothes to bed. Although, even forgetting that, those pants... [Is that some more snickering? Kaoru reaches up to wipe some tears of amusement from his eyes.] They're way too big for you; no shape at all. And what the hell is that? [He's totally pointing at your shirt, Luke.] Come on, that look went out for girls years ago, and it was definitely never in for guys.

[ That's enough to make Luke sputter indignantly outright as he takes a step back. ] Pet project?! What are you... [ He can't help but misconstrue the scrutiny as a predator assessing its prey. Which isn't an entirely wrong conclusion to come to, just not the most accurate one. ]

My clothes...?

Now hang on! [ Where the hell does this snooty kid get off on criticizing what he wears? They had only just met, not under the best of circumstances, either! And to compare him to commoners?! ...well, that might be acceptable given it's just his sleepwear. But still--! ]

I wear what's comfortable and convenient, okay? Plus it's not like they're dir-- would you shut it for a minute?! These might be a bit out of date but the material is the finest money can buy! [ All but stomps in place, hugging his bare midriff. Don't mock the abs, punk. ] It wasn't meant to be "in". It's... a personal thing!

[Good job, Luke; you've intrigued and amused Kaoru even further.] Haaah, is that so? [He smirks, taking a few steps closer as he looks down.] ...

...

...Did you really wear boots to sleep? That's seriously not good for you, you know...

[ Why does everyone ever tease him...? It made sense when he was a total jerk, which he's trying hard not to be. Though Kaoru is making it oh so very difficult. ]

...

[ Glances down to see that, yes, he does indeed have his shoes on. Huh. ] When you gotta go, you gotta go! I just forgot to take them off, okay? Sheesh...

...

[Yeah, Kaoru's jaw has just gone slack at the fact that you really just said that, Luke.]

[But he gathers himself back together quickly because, really, he's not going to drop to your level of uncultured mannerisms and it's unseemly to stand there with his mouth hanging open. He pushes that all aside with a small cough.]

Well... regardless, at least they're not so bad. I'd wear them, so that says something.

[And now he sighs a little dramatically.] It really is a shame you're such a disaster, though. I mean, you've got a good base to work with, so- ... [But now he narrows his eyes and leans in with a frown.] Once you get rid of the bad dye job, anyway; unless you're doing it for a joke or planning on going with the whole scene look, unnatural red is really just tacky. Please tell me you at least did it yourself... I'd hate to think you actually paid someone to do that to you.

[ Hang around him long enough, Kaoru, and you'll see that he can do worse. Much, much worse. The compliment on his footwear gives Luke a false glimmer of hope that this strange person might be done making a fool out of him. Surely nobody can ramble on about another person's clothes for so long. Right? ]

... [ Or maybe there is. He grudgingly takes the critique like a man sort of, digging the toe of one boot into the floor. Better not say anything about his shoes; they're comfortable, sturdy, and stylish. Luke's head, sporting an offended look that would make Asch proud, pops up just in time to almost collide with Kaoru's. ] What d'ya mean 'unnatural' and tacky?! I'm proud of my hair, thanks very much, and Tear did a good job on fixing the ends!

[Welcome to another lesson on the fact that Kaoru does not respect other people's personal space. He's up close and person as he reaches out to grab a strand of Luke's hair to inspect it.] Haah? I hadn't even gotten to the cut yet; that's easy enough for us to fix, though. The color's just terrible, though. I mean, it's not even practical on top of all of that. It'll wash out way too fast.

[ Oh man, it's almost as bad as having Anise gunning for his wallet, only this guy is busy insulting him on top of everything. Luke's cheeks tinge slightly, and he lets out a quiet surprised yelp when Kaoru goes for his hair. ] I-it's not about to wash out, you! This is the color it's always been! Minus the tips, anyways.

Right, right. Well, lucky for you, I'm not exactly in the mood to verify your story that it's natural. [There's a pointed look down at Luke's crotch before Kaoru looks back up and takes a step away.] Not really my thing, you might say. [Unless, of course, it's to make someone extremely uncomfortable. Then he's all for it. Because it's fun.]

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