L'Arc en Ciel Fanfiction .::. Angel and Demon

Chapter 23:~A Sunlit Supper~

Hyde was improving his condition at an even pace. He got stronger day by day. Tetsu on the other hand, got weaker and weaker at the constantly demanding Hyde. But he didn’t dare to utter a protest and he obliged tenderly, motherly, taking care of Hyde with all the love he was capable of. More love than anyone could have ever gotten to grasp.

And Hyde would retaliate for that. Tetsu had never seen Hyde be so utterly kind. Even if he continued to be painfully difficult.

A month went by before Hyde was finally allowed to go out and lead an almost normal life. His first obligations were to attend psychological assistance day in day out. Surprising everyone, he would do it without the slightest protest. And the band activities slowly resumed.

"Ne... Tet-chan... Is he coming or not?" Ken asked playing with his food at the neon lighted restaurant around the corner of the rehearsing studio.

"Yeah, he has to go to these shrink sessions, you know..." Tetsu replied absent-mindedly browsing through the latest issue of Vogue magazine.

"What does the shrink say?" Yukihiro asked playing with a straw inside his oversized glass of coke.

"Well, he says Haido is doing very well." Tetsu raised his eyes and flipped one of the pages of his magazine. "But I don’t think he’ll let him go until he tries to fix everything in his head..."

"Oh... that might take several lifetimes..." Ken answered laughing.

"I know!" Tetsu laughed with him.

"You already making fun of me, ne, Tet-chan?" Hyde wrapped Tetsu’s neck from behind with his arm and pulled slightly.

"Ah... finally! How was the session?" Tetsu laughed and asked him.

"OK, I guess." Hyde sat by Tetsu and took the menu, then looked at it and called the waitress.

"And how are the ‘love-birds’ doing?" Ken asked wickedly.

Hyde looked up and grinned. "Great."

Tetsu blushed, and looked down, sinking himself in the magazine. He hated discussing that topic openly and every time they met Ken would make it pop up... and Hyde would eagerly reply.

"He’s so shy!" Hyde said pinching Tetsu’s cheeks and smiling.

"And you are so damned cheeky!" Tetsu commented bashfully.

"Ne... I’m shy. But I’m not afraid to say I love you in public. Want me to go over there, grab a mike and tell everyone in the restaurant?"

"Please... don’t..." Tetsu’s voice shook.

"Why not? You ashamed of me?" Hyde quizzed narrowing his eyes and enjoying the pressure he was putting on Tetsu.

"No... I’m just a quiet person, Haido... Why don’t you concentrate on the food...?"

"Cuz it’s not here yet."

"Have you two gone all the way yet?" Ken asked bluntly.

"No. We will today." Hyde snapped as the waitress brought his order.

"What?!" Tetsu asked with wide-open eyes, dropping his jaw and the magazine.

"Yeah, Ken." Hyde went on drawing his face closer to Ken. "Don’t tell Tetsu, but I have plans for tonight... I’ll pin him down to bed... hehehe... and make him go the whole kamasutra."

"Oh... you know? I once heard Tetsu likes a little trick..." Ken started and was kicked on his right ankle under the table by Tetsu. "Uh... I’ll tell you later..." Ken went on partly amused and partly sore at the kick.

"I hope you didn’t try that yourself, cuz I’m a jealous guy..." Hyde warned pointing at him with his chopsticks.

"Nah... but you know... Tet-chan is a babbler when drunk..."

"Yeah, you told me." Hyde answered chewing. "Hey! I can get him drunk and start from there, right?"

"Yeah. Good idea!" Ken went on with the joke. Tetsu was burning in shame and sinking in his chair. Yukihiro watched them amused.

"... and then I’ll force him into marrying me." Hyde snapped as he started to eat.

"Oh! Can I be best man?" Ken asked laughing.

"Yeah, I was thinking of you for best man!" Hyde smiled and nodded swallowing, then he took another piece of food with his chopsticks.

"Who’s wearing the wedding gown?" Yukihiro asked, and Hyde looked at him straight in the eyes.

"Good question... Tetsu, of course." He answered and blinked. "I’m wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier suit. Navy blue."

"What?" Tetsu asked irked up.

"You’ll look so cute, my Tet-chan!" Hyde said smiling at him. His overstuffed mouth made his speech almost intelligible.

"I wanna be flower boy, Haido..." Yukihiro said laughing.

"Good! Yeah. You will do that! Perfect!" Hyde answered laughing and nodded. "I gotta get you a good dress for that though... I’ll design it myself."

"Who will sing?" Yukihiro went on with the wedding planning.

"Oh, I will, of course!" Hyde answered matter of factly.

"You can’t sing if you are the one getting married!" Yukihiro replied.

"Oh, yeah... you are right. Dammit! Tetsu can’t sing either... and you two will be busy too... I’ll have to ask someone."

"Will you three drop it?!" Tetsu was visibly embarrassed, yet he couldn’t hide a chuckle. The whole idea was so crazy it made him laugh.

Hyde leaned his head and rested it on Tetsu’s shoulder. "You’ll change your mind after tonight... hehehehehe, Tet-chan..."

"Hmph... Urusai..."

"I wonder what will your parents say?" Yukihiro asked chuckling.

"About the marriage? Oh... my mom wants a girl, Tet-chan..." Hyde kept joking while chewing his food, his head on Tetsu’s shoulder.

"I’m not getting pregnant, Haido." Tetsu answered blushing like a traffic light.

"I..." Hyde mocked a concerned face. "Tet-chan... I think... I am pregnant..."

"Stop it, baka!"

"I didn’t get my period this month...!" Hyde went on joking as all four laughed heartily.