Yuichi was trying hard to ignore the unwanted presence of Mizuki's brother as he stares over at them he could feel the his gaze " Mizuki why is your brother here ?" he finally asked unable to ignore the other boy anymore, raising his eyebrow Mizuki looked around the restaurant " oh he's having supper with his father" Mizuki said absently while Ichirou frowned slightly no matter what happened Ichirou would not feel comfortable around that young teen for a long time to come. When Yuichi noticed Mizuki's brother leave the table heading towards the bathroom he excused himself and followed suit, as soon as he reached the door he took a big breath wondering what he was thinking following after a virtual stranger into the washroom. Yuichi stood at the sink washing his hands glancing at the mirror looking at Mizuki's brothers reflection as he walks towards the sinks , he felt his heart jump into his throat as he saw him smile "Hi you're Yuichi Masanobu right?" "he has a great voice" Yuichi thought to himself but stiffened as he turned to look at the older male " that's right I'm Masanobu Yuichi, Ichirou Masanobu's brother and frankly I would like it if you would stop staring at my brother while we are eating I am trying to enjoy my birthday and you are annoying me with those heated gazes at our table so knock it off he's your brothers boyfriend already find someone else to gaze at" turning off the taps Yuichi started to turn towards the door "Baka!" before he could form a reply Yuichi's arm was pulled on roughly and he found himself tangled in a fiery grasp being kissed fiercely panicking Yuichi tore himself away from the older male just as the door opened and an elder man walked in, Yuichi took advantage of the interruption and fled the restroom without a second glance back. "What the Hell!" Yuichi muttered, rubbing his mouth with the back of his hand he slowed his pace and composed himself before reaching his table, as he rounded the corner he was surprised to see waiters waiting with a lit cake "Happy Birthday Yuichi !!" They all cheered and sang Happy Birthday to him. He blushed feeling happy, the cake was small and tasted so good Yuichi could almost forget about the shocking event that had just taken place in the restroom. As he caught sight of Mizuki's brother he tensed " well I've had a great time but I think we should start heading home now" Yujirou had stolen the words out his mouth Yuichi smiled "I agree I still need to get my stuff ready for tomorrow" without another word everyone gathered their stuff and left the table .Yuichi did not bother glancing behind him where he knew Mizuki's brother was making his way towards the table they were vacating.
The ride to his home had been spent in a good humored fun fashion his mother was sitting on the porch when the limo pulled up and had looked extremely shocked when her sons came out the limo smiling and laughing, for years she had not witnessed such an affectionate relationship between her two sons . The Masanobu brothers did not cease their teasing just because their mother was there finally they hugged each other tightly and went their separate ways waving, Ichirou joining the others in the limo and Yuichi joining his mother on the porch. "Think Yuichi liked spending his birthday with us?" Ichirou and Mizuki had spent an hour with the Masanobu/Aizawa couple drinking coffee making plans to get together for Yuichi's events the following day, Mizuki and Ichirou were now getting ready for bed so they could get up on time. " I think so though I have to admit the two of you seemed distracted by Kousuke's presence in the restaurant you know he's not a bad guy and he is not interested in me or his sister romantically okay I spoke with him about it already" Ichirou looked at Mizuki skeptically as he pulled his blankets back "I don't like him , he better stay away from my brother, I saw those puppy eyes of his tonight. I refuse to watch him try to snatch my brother away for himself" Mizuki did not respond he knew Ichirou wouldn't listen to him right now, maybe when he was not under the influence of alcohol he would but right now he would never listen. Ichirou was currently busy feeling him up under the sheets " hey how about we stop talking about others and have some fun before going to sleep" Ichirou didn't give Mizuki a chance to answer closing the light with one hand Ichirou moved in swiftly capturing Mizuki's lips coaxing a soft moan out his lover, giving up Mizuki sighed and wrapped his arms around his lover he would worry about everything else tomorrow all that mattered right now was Ichirou and the pleasure he was feeling as he was being embraced. Yuichi woke in the morning feeling exhausted he had trouble sleeping that kiss and the fierce look in his eyes haunted Yuichi half the night, he couldn't figure the older boy out why had he assaulted him Yuichi got chills as he remembered the scene from the restroom last night it had happened so fast he had not even known if he enjoyed it or not that had been his first serious kiss. There was that one time some girl from Class C kissed him then ran away but that didn't count and he never saw her again, he wasn't sure how to feel about everything.
The only thing Yuichi knew was that the guy was supposed to have a crush on his big brother and that was a big no no to Yuichi he had seen the love shared between Ichirou and Mizuki and no one could ever be as perfect for his brother as Mizuki. "Nakahara Kun would you like a towel?" Suzuki Chan the manager was asking him he always declined, smiling he shook his head no " I won't need it until later thanks" he was looking through the crowd trying to spot his family but so far he couldn't see them. Yuichi played two positions his main position was as goalkeeper since he had great reflexes he did pretty well in the goal he would be goalkeeper today, shower off and then rush to the art exhibit at some place called Eden he had never been there before so he did not know what to expect, pushing the thoughts from his mind he continued to stretch next to his team mates. Taking his place in goal Yuichi put all his attention on the game in front of him and if he happened to hear familiar voices calling his name he made no sign of it.
Ichirou had watched many of Yuichi's games in secret but this was the first time he had ever actually cheered for his brother out loud, he found it exciting watching his brothers game for the first time since he started coming to watch them. The four men stood out in the crowd all catcalling and cheering loudly their good looks did not help matters. He was sure , however Ichirou didn't care who stared at them as long as Yuichi could feel their love and support. As they cheered at an amazing save Yuichi made Ichirou noticed a familiar figure "What!" Mizuki peered up at Ichirou's face "what's wrong?" "why is your brother here watching my brothers game" Ichirou didn't care if Yuichi chose to like guys but he was not going to put up with some guy stalking his little brother not when the said stalker was the little brother of some psycho chick that couldn't let go. "He is probably here with a friend , relax Ichi he won't hurt Yuichi '' Mizuki patted his arm and smiled up at him. Ichirou wasn't as confident as his lover though. "He's just like Yuichi was back then remember how your brother used to play it's like he's here in front of us" Ichirou overheard Ren talking to Yujirou "that's right I almost forgot we all went to the same school didn't we I'm sure he's proud of his sons I know I am " Ichirou could feel his heart swelling as he listened to the older men talking feeling close to tears he focused his attention on the game it was already almost over and Yuichi's team was winning. Ichirou wasn't surprised by the game results as the game came to an end and the crowd cheered loudly as the two teams met in the center of the field and shook hands, no hard feelings being shown on the expressions of the preteen athletes gathered on the field. "Alright guys let's go show our love to our big winner then head on over to our next stop" Ren was already making his way through the crowd towards Yuichi with Yujirou a step behind him.
What an intense game I swear that number 10 really seems to have a grudge against me or something what was with all the force behind his kicks he was so relentless my hands feel bruised I'm glad this is my last year playing soccer Yuichi thought to himself as he wiped the sweat dripping down his neck . " well looks like there is a soccer superstar in the family after all " the teasing voice made Yuichi look up " hey I was a super star back then too you know" Ichirou's sulky voice whined but his face showed nothing but good humor "you should hurry up and get cleaned up before you catch a chill we have to get going now but you should come by later for those reference books you asked me for" as Ren spoke everyone cast a curious look at him but he just smiled " that's our secret" he teased before walking towards the parking lot. Yuichi watched as his family made their way through the crowd of people, picking up his gym bag he headed in the opposite direction towards the locker room he needed to hurry and have his shower so he could go to the art clubs exhibit. why can't I get that jerk out my head it was only a kiss! Yuichi furiously scrubbed his scalp as he thought to himself he was not really sure what he was frustrated about turning off the hot water he let the cold water run over his body a moment before turning off the water wrapping a towel around his waist.
Walking out the shower section of the locker room toweling his hair with a towel Yuichi felt as though he walked into a door sitting on a bench not too far from him was the source of his sleepless night "this is a members only area and the last time I checked you were not a member of the soccer team let alone of our school" he knew he was giving attitude but he needed some kind of defense something to keep the older boy at arms length at least he felt a sense of panic as he realized he had to go passed him to get to his locker he tried to ignore the impending sense of dread as he made his way towards his locker keeping as much distance between himself and the other boy as possible. " you sure don't know how to talk to your fans do you, I was told it was alright for me to come here and see you I thought I missed my chance to see you but I'm glad I didn't since I got to see a side of you many of the girls out there would kill to see" as he spoke he stood Yuichi tried to ignore him as he walked to his locker. "Why are you ignoring me when I came here just for you" Yuichi started as the voice rang in his ear the voice seemed to caress his inner ear pleasantly "I don't know what you're talking about I'm just trying to get dressed so I can get to my next club activity" he wondered if he sounded as nervous as he felt " what are you anyway some kind of perverted stalker first you kiss me now you are following me around peeking on me in the locker room just what's going through your head anyways" spinning around towards the older guy Yuichi was caught off guard at how close the other boy was to him " you are going on in my mind ever since I saw you there is only you on my mind" before he could respond to the confession the older boy walked off leaving him alone in the locker room . Kousuke didn't intend on being some kind of p*****t he just wanted to see Yuichi more and get to know him better the whole thing about how he had a crush on Ichirou was due to a misunderstanding Yuichi was the one he had really been looking for when he saw him that day at the house when Ichirou and Mizuki came out to the family. He reaffirmed the feeling it was fate when he had spotted him at the restaurant and discovered it was his birthday. Kousuke hadn't intended to kiss him that night or even to show up in the locker room after the game to confess to him either. He knew how weird it was to confess to a boy at such a young age he originally just wanted to be friends with him and then once he reached 15 he would ask him out.
The sound of his cell phone broke through the confusion Yuichi was feeling reaching into his cubby he grabbed his cellphone and answered it "Yuichi here" as he listened to his sempai on the other end of the phone Yuichi started dressing "I'm sorry sempai I will be there as soon as I can I just finished getting dressed I'll head over now sempai I'm sorry" hanging up his cellphone Yuichi picked up the towels and put them in the dirty clothes bin .. Heaving a sigh of relief that Kousuke really had left he walked out the building and hailed a taxi to take him to his art club activities, he knew he was not the only one that was late which was a relief for him since that would just look worse if he was the only one that was late. Standing outside the newly opened resto-bar Yuichi had a sense of familiarity. The showcase in the window was an older photo that resembled the photo that had inspired him to join the art club , in the adjacent window there was a sculpture representing Dionysus the god of wine. There was an aura of familiarity about the sculpture even though it was the first time he had ever seen it he took the fliers out of his bag and started to hand them out; they were coupons to promote the rest o bar.