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Bodyguard
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When Reita got a call from his boss on his free day he knew it was for a new job and he was already pissed. A new job always meant a new client and a new client most likely meant a rich client who thought he was better than anyone else around him. Reita couldn't stand those types of people.
Sadly, his job was well paid and there wasn’t really anything else he could do with a criminal record. So he had to stick with his current job. At least his boss was kind. He was a good guy. Maybe too good for this kind of business. No one else hired him as bodyguard because of his criminal record. No one had even asked him about it. No one but Kai. He had asked him why he went to prison for two years and more important, he believed him when Reita told him his story.
‘Reita speaking’
‘Morning Reita. I knew it’s your free day, but we got a new request and you’re the only free one at the moment. Would you mind to come to the office? It’s kind of urgent. Sorry to bother you today’ Kai asked and apologized. Why was he even apologising? He was the boss. If he wanted Reita to come to the office he would come to the office.
‘I’m on my way. Give me 30 minutes’ Reita said and got out of bed. He needed a shower and more importantly; a coffee. Hopefully his new client wasn’t as old as his last one. During his job, Reita was more than once scared of a possible heard attack.
He arrived at the office nearly on time, when he knocked on Kais office door, ‘Come in’ Kai said. The potential new client look liked Reita had imagined him. Rich and arrogant. But at least he wasn’t over 70.
‘Reita thanks for coming on your free day, but as I already told you it’s urgent. This is Mr. Matsumoto. Mr. Matsumoto, this is one of my best employees, Mr. Suzuki. I’m sure he’s the best choice for this job’ Kai explained. Reita just thought: I’m the only one, but that kind of makes me to the best choice at the moment.
‘Mr. Suzuki thanks you very much for helping me out. It’s the first time I need this kind of service and I’m aware that it’s dangerous for you, so I appreciate your service’ the new client told him. They always said stuff like that. But after the first week, when he was the reason they couldn't live their life like before, they aren’t that grateful anymore.
‘It’s nothing. I’m glad I can help you and I will promise to do my best to protect your Sir’ Reita assured.
‘Oh he isn’t you new client. It’s his son’ Kai said and Reita looked at him a bit shocked. He wasn’t good with kids. Not at all!
‘I’m sorry there wasn’t enough time on the phone to explain everything. Mr. Matsumoto’s son will be your client. During the last weeks he got more death treats than normal and this morning someone sent these stalking pictures’ Kai explained him and showed him the letters and pictures. The letters were computer printed. No way to find the source. When he saw the photos he was at first relieved because it seemed like Mr. Matsumoto’s son was already an adult. He couldn't see much because of the big pair of sunglasses and the bad picture quality. Whoever made the photos wasn’t a professional.
‘I will do my best to protect your son Mr. Matsumoto’ Reita told him and studied the letters. They were graphic but there wasn’t even one reason written down why someone wanted to kill him, which was strange.
‘Thank you very much. I would appreciate if you could start tomorrow morning’ Mr. Matsumoto asked him.
‘Of course Sir. I will be on time’ Reita assured him.
After he got the code for the apartment and some other details, he went back home to pack his stuff. Because of his job he was used to spend most of his time at the place of his clients. And to be honest their apartments or houses were way better than his one room apartment.
After packing he checked his equipment and cleaned his gun. His place looked like a mess, but he was aware that he had to protect his client. If he wouldn’t give 110% there was the chance that someone would die. He always gave 120%.
Mr. Matsumoto had given him a photo of his son. He looked like every other rich son. Arrogant in designer clothes. Professional bleached hair, way better than his own and made nails which cost most likely more than his rent for a month. God he hated those type of guys. Even more when they were good looking and this guy was hell of good looking. But Reita was a professional. He would do his job, nothing more and nothing less.
On the next day, Reita was in front of the posh apartment building at 10:00. Like promised, the security guy was informed and only checked his ID-Card. When he knocked on the door on 24th floor nothing was happening. Mr. Matsumoto had told him that his son was often listening to music by head phones, so he should just use the code if he wasn’t opening. Reita still had a bad feeling about entering the apartment on his own. But on the other side, his client knew he was coming at 10:00.
‘Hello? Someone at home?’ Reita asked after entering. As imagined the apartment was inside as posh as from the outside. Designer furniture, expensive arts and way too much space for only one person. When Reita dropped his sport bag on the floor he suddenly heard muffled noises. Within seconds he got his gun and was on alert. Without making any sounds he went through the apartment, which was really too big and had too many rooms. The bathroom was bigger than his whole apartment. Why would you need a bath tub of this size?
When he found the source his heart was beating fast but not too fast. With a loud bang he busted into the room. During his job as bodyguard he was used to a lot and there wasn’t a lot he hadn’t saw but he wasn’t used to break into the bedroom of his client while he got fucked. There was a moment of silence where everyone looked shocked.
‘OUT! GET OUT!’ his client screamed while the other guy got off of him.
‘I’ll be waiting in the kitchen’ Reita said and closed the door. Shit, he would never get those images out of his head.
A few minutes later the other guy passed the kitchen and left the apartment. With a look on his face, like he wanted to kill him. He would get over it Reita thought.
‘So who are you and what the fuck are you doing here?’ his client asked him more than just pissed and kind of wearing nothing but an oversized shirt. Well his perfect legs were perfect.
‘Your dad hired me yesterday. I’m here for your safety’ Reita explained himself.
‘You can leave. I already told my dad more than once that I can take care of myself. I don’t need a babysitter, so you can leave’ he told him and stamped to the front door.
Reita just wanted to tell him that he wouldn’t leave, but the scream of his client got him back in alert mode. Within a few steps he was at the front door, where the other one was crouched down at the wall. In front of the door laid something which looked like a dead animal.
‘Go back into the living room’ Reita ordered him, but he wasn’t moving at all. ‘I said go back into the living room!’ Reita repeated himself and finally the other one was moving although with shaking legs.
Reita got himself a plastic bag out of the kitchen and disposed the dead body of a cat. What a way to begin his new job.
‘It was a cat’ Reita told his client after he had washed his hands.
‘How… could he get her? I forbid her to leave the apartment’ his client asked and that was the moment when Reita realised that it was his cat and not some unknown one.
‘I’m sorry. But I need to know who has the code to the apartment’ Reita said.
‘My family, my friends, some co-workers’ the other one told him, but still looked shocked.
‘I will get you something to drink’ Reita said. Somehow his client didn’t look arrogant anymore. He looked frightened and so small. Nearly like child. The fridge was full of energy drinks but at least there was one bottle of water.
‘Here’ Reita said and handed the other one the glass of water.
‘Thanks… what is your name?’ he wanted to know.
‘I’m Reita, your name is Takanori right?’ Reita asked.
‘Please call me Ruki. Only my dad calls me Takanori and I hate it’ Ruki told him.
‘Okay Ruki. We have to change the code for your apartment. And maybe… you should get dressed’ Reita explained him.
‘Oh… yeah give me a moment. I’m sorry for earlier. I appreciate that you’re here. It’s just… I don’t know. Make yourself home. There should be coffee and breakfast in the kitchen’ Ruki mumbled and left the living room. And damn he wasn’t wearing any underwear. This job wouldn’t be easy. Not with this eye candy right in front of him.
Reita made two coffees after he had googled the instruction book, prayed that he wouldn’t break the machine and waited in the living room. But damn the coffee was unbelievable delicious. He could get used to it. When the other one came back, he was dressed in a black jeans and an expensive looking shirt. His hair was done and Reita wasn’t sure if he was wearing make-up or not. Could also be his natural beauty.
‘I made you a coffee as well’ Reita told him.
‘Oh thank you. You’re sure you’re my bodyguard and not my new maid?’ he asked with a cocky smile.
‘Believe me I’m better at throwing myself in the line of fire as in using a vacuum cleaner. Also your apartment looks like it’s out of a furniture magazine, so your maid must do a really good job’ Reita said and sipped on his coffee.
‘You would really do that?’ Ruki asked suddenly.
‘Doing what?’ Reita wanted to know.
‘Throw yourself in the line of fire to protect me’ Ruki said and still looked puzzled.
‘Of course, it’s my job to make sure you’re safe in any situation’ Reita explained him.
‘Wow. Did you ever get shot at during a job?’ Ruki wanted to know and looked him deep in the eyes.
‘No, not during a job’ Reita answered honestly.
‘But you got shot?’ Ruki asked confused.
‘Yes and I don’t want to talk about it’ Reita said firmly.
‘Oh okay. How… how are we doing this? I mean it’s the first time for me, so I don’t know how this is supposed to work? You’re obviously moving in I think? And do you have to follow me everywhere? To my job, meetings, what about parties?’ Ruki wanted to know after some seconds of silence.
‘Yes I have to move into your apartment. There are cases where this isn’t necessary but we know that your stalker knows where you live and maybe has the code to your apartment. I understand that this is hard for you, but when we’re here I will try to give you as much space as possible. I can be pretty discreet, so you will hopefully doesn’t notice me at all. But yes I have to follow you everywhere. To your job as well. I will be only in the background, so I will not interfere. About the parties… I also have to accompany you to parties, if you decide to go to one. But again I will be in the background and will only interfere when I think you’re in danger. You can also tell that your… boyfriend. He seemed to be really pissed this morning’ Reita explained him.
‘He wasn’t my boyfriend. Just a random guy. Don’t mind him. He got what he came for’ Ruki told him like it was nothing. Reita’s cheeks got warm.
‘Oh okay, well that’s good I think’ he said because what else should he say in a situation like that?
‘Is that a problem for you?’ Ruki suddenly wanted to know and looked nervous.
‘A problem?’ Reita asked. He didn’t get the question at all.
‘I mean that I’m into guys, that I’m gay. Is that… a problem for you?’ Ruki asked again.
‘What? No! No of course not’ Reita assured him. The problem wasn’t that Ruki was into guys, the problem was rather that Reita was into them as well and he would be lying if he would say that Ruki wasn’t attractive. But he was a professional. His job was to make sure that Ruki was safe.
‘Okay, good. I’m glad’ Ruki said and smiled. And shit, his smile was beautiful.
‘I need your schedule for the upcoming week, so I can make some preparations’ Reita told him.
‘I have a meeting with some new clients in a few hours. After the meeting I have normal work. Today is a party I have to attend in the evening. The day after tomorrow as well. Monday is my free day. My schedule is basically full of meetings and parties on the weekend’ Ruki explained him.
‘Okay I need a list of the places and if possible of the people you’re meeting’ Reita said.
‘Okay no problem. Anything else you need?’ Ruki wanted to know.
‘That would be all for the moment. I just need to know when we have to leave for the meeting and which room I can use’ Reita said.
‘We have to leave in two hours. And you can have the guest room. It’s the last room on the left. Next to mine. Let me show you’ Ruki told him.
The apartment was amazing. Just the view itself was unbelievable from the 24th floor. Even though it was only a guest room, it was perfectly arranged. White and light blue. Not Reita’s choice of colours for his own apartment, but it was matching the rest of the apartment. Reita put his bag next to the bed and dropped himself on it. God this was the softest bed he ever had laid in. How was he supposed to go back to his rock hard bed after this job? Maybe he should ask for the maid job?
After he could motivate himself enough to leave the bed again, he took a look into the bathroom and already saw a pair of towels. They were also unbelievable soft. Rich bastard.
Back in the living room, he saw Ruki going through some magazines and making notes.
‘Thanks for the towels’ Reita said and wasn’t sure if he should just sit down next to him or not.
‘You’re welcome. But… can I ask you something?’ Ruki wanted to know.
‘Yeah of course. Anytime, Anywhere’ Reita assured him.
‘Do you mind to change your clotheses?’ he asked him.
‘Change my clotheses?’ Reita was confused.
‘Well, you know I have a meeting with a client who wants to sell my clotheses. And you’re escorting me. I don’t want that everyone knows that you’re my bodyguard. But with those clotheses everyone will know that you aren’t my assistance. So… would it be possible to change?’ Ruki asked him and Reita could sense that he was a bit embarrassed.
‘Oh! You’re a designer? Wow that’s impressive. I don’t have any different clotheses like those, but if you want I can buy something new’ Reita suggested.
‘Oh no that’s not necessary. I think I have something for you. Follow me’ he said and left the room. When they entered the other room next to Ruki’s bedroom, Reita’s stopped to breath for a moment. Of course he had a dressing room. And it was full. Did he really wear all of those shoes? Also the heels? There were heels for men?
‘Wow that… is something else’ he said.
‘Most of them were presents from fashion shows’ Ruki told him. Fashion shows, why not.
‘I don’t think any of those will fit me’ Reita said with a small laugh.
‘I’m aware that you with your muscle body you will not fit in my clotheses, but I still have the prototypes of a collection I wanted to do last year. They never made it in production, but since you have model proportion they should fit you perfectly. I don’t need them anyway so you can have them’ Ruki explained him and just handled him a pulp of clotheses.
‘I… you can’t just give me those. That’s too much. No really!’ Reita told him. He couldn't accept them.
‘I will throw them away, if you aren’t taking them’ Ruki said with a straight face.
‘Well thanks I think? I will cherish them for sure!’ Reita made sure.
‘You’re welcome! You can just change. I will just make some preparations for the meeting. Make yourself home in the meanwhile’ Ruki told him with a small smile.
After Reita changed into the new clotheses, he couldn't believe that it was really him, when he looked into the mirror. He looked totally different. He Ruki was right, they fit perfectly. Did Ruki really said that he had model proportion and a muscle body? Maybe the training and special drinks paid off?
While Ruki was working, Reita changed the code of the front door and checked the windows. He was amazed how clean Ruki’s apartment was. When he saw the toys of the cat he felt sad for Ruki once again and offered him to remove everything. The other one had looked at him confused for a moment but gladly accepted the offer.
During their ride to the meeting they didn’t talked with each other. Ruki seemed to be in deep thoughts and he looked scared. But who wouldn’t be scared with a stalker who just killed your pet?
During the meeting Reita was amazed but also totally confused. He could hear Ruki and his business partner talking with each other, but he didn’t even understand one thing. Ruki himself looked pretty professional. And strict. Reita was really amazed. He wasn’t interested in fashion at all, but seeing Ruki working was interesting. And well he looked also pretty good.
After the meeting they went straight back home. Out from the car Ruki ordered some take out. This wasn’t typical. Normally he bought his own food. Sometimes he just used the kitchen of his clients. During a job he mostly ate conbini food. But he liked eating with Ruki. He also realized that he was his first client around his age. Maybe that was the reason everything was different.
‘We have to leave around nine. So I will take a shower around seven and get ready. So feel free to use the bathroom before’ Ruki told him while he put the used plates in the dishwasher.
‘You need two hours to get ready?’ Reita asked without thinking.
‘Yes I need two hours to get ready and you will see why’ Ruki said with a grin. Well he was fucked. He should take a shower as well and maybe change his clothes again.
After his shower he took a nap. Ruki was working anyway and he already checked the apartment complex twice. There was nothing else to do. His alarm woke him half past eight. When he wanted to wash his face Ruki just came out of the bathroom and Reita was suddenly speechless. Ruki looked good before but now he looked stunning. Those pants were way too tight. His shirt was nearly transparent. And his make-up made his face even more beautiful.
‘That’s why I need two hours to get ready’ Ruki laughed and passed him.
Suddenly Reita wasn’t looking forward the party. With Ruki looking like that there would be possibly a whole bunch of boys and girls lining up for him. And everyone could be the possible stalker.
The club was loud. And expensive for sure, because everyone looked rich. And alternative. People with tattoos and piercings everywhere, strange clotheses and hair styles. The fashion scene was really something else. Ruki got himself directly something to drink. Reita was sticking to juice. He wasn’t here for fun; he was here for work. Also his alcohol tolerance was pretty low. Being drunk after one beer wasn’t really manly. So the excuse that he was on duty was better than the truth.
‘I will say hi to some friends. You don’t have to follow me’ Ruki screamed in his right ear.
When his breath impact on his skin Reita just wanted to step back. And god he smelled good.
‘I have to follow you everywhere. When you want speak to your friends, I will follow you. When you want to drink at the bar, I will follow you. Even when you want to go to the toilet, I will follow you’ Reita told him.
‘And if I want to go to the dance flow, you will follow me there as well?’ Ruki asked him with a cocky smile.
‘I… will watch. From the bar’ Reita said slowly. Dancing with Ruki wasn’t a good idea for sure.
Ruki’s friends were strange. He told them directly who Reita was. So it was okay for him to just sit in the background. He disliked small talk with unknown people. Also he wasn’t able to understand the conservation. Fashion was really strange. He just heard names of other designers? Or brands? Whatever. Instead of following the conservation he checked the club with his eyes and the people near Ruki. It was possible that one of his friends was the stalker. So one of them.
Ruki also drank a lot. At some point Reita stopped counting the glasses. Champagne, long drinks, shots, everything. He must spend within two hours more than his salary for two weeks. Rich bastard. Ruki also got super flirty when he was drunk. After the sixth glass of Champaign he sat on the lap of one of his friends. Two glasses later of long drinks he just kissed another friend. Hell, he even asked him if they should make out on the toilet since he already followed him anyway.
When Ruki went dancing Reita got himself a spot at the bar. Ordering another glass of juice. Ruki had just entered the dance flow when already two other guys approached him. It was clear what they were into. Ruki knew how to move his body, because well that was really hot. Two songs later he was making out with the blond one of them. For a moment he was even looking him straight into the eyes. Again with this cocky smile. This guy would be the death of him for sure.
It didn’t take long until Ruki left the dance floor with the blond dude and came straight to him.
‘We’re leaving for some nice after show party at home’ he told him, while the guy kissed his neck. He didn’t like him.
When Reita drove them home, he saw them making out on the backseat. Reita wanted to throw up. That was also a reason why he hated rich people. They just got everything they wanted. The other guy was most likely the son of a rich CEO, who just paid for everything.
When they reached Ruki’s apartment he thought for a moment they would get rid of their clothes within the elevator, but thanks god they waited until they got inside. Reita had to open the door, because Ruki had already forgotten the new code.
While Ruki and the unknown guy went straight for the bedroom, Reita got their clotheses from the ground and put them in the living room. Ruki’s apartment was super clean, but those clotheses looked super expensive. Hopefully the rooms were soundproofed.
Because his room was next to Ruki’s, he decided to watch some TV instead of going to bed. Just the thought of Ruki having sex next to him, was too intensive. The disaster this morning was way enough. There was some stupid action movie on TV he already saw at least twice, but that was fine. A few minutes later he could hear both of them moaning. Reita wanted to die. He made the TV louder, but that was only effective for some minutes.
Reita closed his eyes and tried to concentrate on the sound of the TV and not on Ruki’s sweet moans and small screams of ecstasy. He would love to get his head phones, but in case the other guy would attack Ruki, he wouldn’t be able to hear and help him. God this situation sucked so much. Because damn Ruki’s voice was lovely during sex. A few minutes later he had a hard on. Which was very embarrassing. He needed to get laid as soon as possible after this job. But for now he needed a cold shower, because there was no way that his problem would go away out of his own. Not with those sounds around him.
Another problem was, that he could hear Ruki and the unknown guy in the bathroom even louder than from the living room. But he really needed this shower. Why did he pick up the call this morning? Why did he always pick up the calls from Kai even on his free days?
Ruki’s shower was amazing and confusing at the same time. There were way too many buttons. Too much high-tech. While standing under the water he was freezing to death. And the worst thing was that his hard on was still present. He was so fucked. No he wasn’t and that was the problem here. From Ruki’s room he could hear that those two started for another round. Reita really wanted to die. Sadly, not his hard on. He looked down for a moment.
‘I can’t believe I’m doing this’ he whispered to himself and started to touch himself. This was so embarrassing. He was an adult and not some horny teenager who watched porn for the first time. But shit Ruki’s voice was better than any porno he had watched so far. After some minutes it also didn’t felt strange anymore. The pleasure was way too good. He was quick.
Also because he wanted to leave the bathroom as soon as possible, so he could hide in the living room in front of the big ass TV. The towels felt wonderful on his skin. He still could hear Ruki moan, when he brushed his teeth.
The stupid action movie was already over. So he just watched a TV show he normally hated so much and got himself some leftovers from the take out. He wasn’t sure how the microwave worked so he ate them cold.
He nearly fell asleep on the couch, when he heard doors opening and closing. Some second later the unknown guy passed the living room and left the apartment. Thanks god it was over. Some minutes later he could hear the shower. He just prayed that he left the shower without any hints.
As quite as possible he left the living room and went to bed. Trying not to think about Ruki under the shower. Just the thought about tomorrow made him groan. Hopefully Ruki didn’t picked up a one night stand on every party. Otherwise he wasn’t sure if he could continue with this job.
When he woke up the next morning, he was at first very confused because he wasn’t at home. He needed a few second to remember where and why he was here. Like every morning he checked his phone for the time and his messages. Nearly 10am and no important messages. Just Kai and his best friend who wanted to know if everything was fine.
After washing his face, he went for the living room. Ruki was already up, head over some papers with a big cup of coffee. He could see some love bites on his white neck.
‘Good morning’ he greeted him like nothing had happened. Well nothing had happened between them. But still.
‘Good morning. You’re already working?’ Reita wanted to know. He couldn't stop himself from starring on Ruki’s neck.
‘Yeah I’m planning on opening another store. At the moment I’m checking out shops I could rent. If you’re hungry, I bought breakfast this morning’ Ruki told him.
‘You left the apartment without me?’ Reita asked directly.
‘I only went down the street. The bakery is really good’ Ruki explained him.
‘I don’t care if you’re just going down the street or somewhere else. I have to follow you. Hell this guy knows where you live! Don’t you think he might be close?’ Reita nearly shouted.
‘I… I’m sorry. I didn’t want to wake you up, because of… yesterday. I know you’re fine with me being gay, but yeah. I’m really sorry. I was drunk and didn’t think about you. It won’t happen again’ Ruki apologized.
‘Oh no! No, I mean it’s okay. It’s your life and I don’t want to make things complicated for you’ Reita just said without thinking.
‘I won’t die if I’m not getting laid for a few weeks. Just when we’re at the next party, stop me okay? I’m not myself when I’m drunk’ Ruki told him without looking him into the eyes.
‘Okay, thank you’ Reita said and was really relieved. Because the next time he might have kicked the guy out of Ruki’s bedroom and jumped him himself.
The kitchen was full with bread and other stuff. Seemed like Ruki was really sorry. Good, because he even woke up with a hard on. After the first week they were used to each other. After the first month they got routine into their live together. Reita got even used to Ruki’s weird shower. He might even have learned one or two things about fashion. But he never ever wanted to do Ruki’s job. He worked kind of every minute. He worked too much. And he also drank too much. There was at least one party a week he attended. And he got always drunk.
Like today. There were at an opening party. One of Ruki’s regular customer had invited him. Reita was pretty sure that he was into Ruki. Just the way he looked at him or most likely at his ass. But not today. Reita would get Ruki home without another One Night Stand. Just seeing those two making out two hours later was enough for him.
‘We’re leaving for a hotel’ Ruki told him three hours later.
‘No we’re going home. Without him’ Reita said to Ruki with a straight face.
‘Don’t be a killjoy’ Ruki laughed.
‘You told me to stop you, so I’m stopping you. And now we’re leaving. You got an important meeting in a few hours and your new shop opens tomorrow. You’re totally drunk and you didn’t sleep last night. The party is over for you’ was all Reita got to say when he pulled Ruki out of the club.
Ruki remained silent during their ride back home. When Reita checked behind him in the driving mirror he saw Ruki already sleeping. He wasn’t surprised.
When he tried to get Ruki out of the car without waking him up, he realized how light the other one was. He could carry him without problem in his apartment and bedroom. When he lied down on his bed in his expensive designer clothes he didn’t know what to do. Should he leave him like that? Get him out of the clothes?
‘Ruki? Ruki’ he tried to wake him up.
‘Mh?’ asked with closed eyes.
‘Do you want to sleep in your clothes?’ Reita wanted to know.
‘Off… want them off’ Ruki whispered and tried to open his shirt without success.
‘Want them off!’ Ruki repeated himself and dragged on his shirt with force.
‘Stop it! You will ruin your expensive shirt. Let me help you. God I’m a bodyguard and not a babysitter. What the hell I’m doing here?’ Reita said and helped Ruki out of his clothes.
‘I’m no baby!’ Ruki told him and sulked.
‘I’m sorry. I know it’s part of your job, but you really drink too much’ Reita told him.
‘I know…’ Ruki admitted and finally Reita had him out of his pants. Damn even his shorts were super tight. He could see everything. He needed to get out of this room.
‘I’ll get you some water’ Reita whispered and left the bedroom. This job would kill him.
In the kitchen he tried to calm down. This job was the worst. For a moment he thought about giving up. But on the other hand he knew that he was the only available one at the moment. He the stalker was real and Ruki in danger.
When he got back to bring Ruki his water the other one was still lying nearly naked on his covers. ‘Ruki you should drink some water’ Reita told him. And thanks god Ruki pulled himself together and even thanked him. The atmosphere was awkward. Really awkward. It was hard not to stare at him.
‘You know… you can also sleep here, with me’ Ruki said suddenly and stroke his knee. Reita’s heart was beating like crazy. Was this really happening?
‘I’m not like that and this isn’t a good idea. I’m next door in case you need something important. Sleep well’ Reita said and was proud of himself. But he really wasn’t like that. He could never take advance of someone when this person wasn’t himself. He knew that Ruki wasn’t himself while being drunk. The alcohol wanted to sleep with him, not Ruki himself. Sadly, to be honest.
He checked on Ruki one hour later just to be sure he was really fine. But he slept like a baby, so he could finally go to bed as well. He was so damn tired.
His alarm woke him three hours later. He felt like he got hit by a truck at least twice. He took a quick shower and woke Ruki.
‘Ruki? You have to stand up. You got a meeting in two hours. Take a shower I will make breakfast’ Reita told him and god he felt so uncomfortable. Even with a massive hangover Ruki still looked stunning.
‘Reita? Where am I? Am I home?’ Ruki asked him confused.
‘Yeah you’re home’ Reita answered him.
‘You got me home? When? Fuck I have a black out and my heads kills me’ Ruki groaned.
‘You should eat something before taking pain killers. I will make breakfast. You will shower first’ told him and tried not to look on Ruki’s crotch.
‘I… didn’t said or did anything embarrassing or strange right?’ Ruki asked him suddenly.
‘No you didn’t’ Reita lied after some time and left the bedroom.
He prepared breakfast and this time even the coffee looked like coffee. When Ruki came into the kitchen he still looked awful. Not awfully awful. More like he felt like shit, but still looked good. His hair was still slightly wet. He looked younger and damn cute.
‘Feeling a bit better?’ Reita asked.
‘Not really. Not sure how to survive the meeting. I nearly throw up in the shower’ Ruki answered him and seemed to be embarrassed.
‘You should skip the meeting’ Reita told him honestly and got him orange juice out of the fridge.
‘I can’t. I never skipped a meeting’ he said. And he didn’t. He went to the meeting and slept afterwards until he had to get ready for his opening party. And shit he looked beautiful. ‘Stop me after my first glass of champagne okay? There are important guests. Even my dad will be there. Still can’t believe that’ Ruki asked him on their way. He acted different since the morning. Maybe he was still embarrassed.
They arrived nearly two hours before the party. Ruki checked his collection a last time, while Reita checked everything else. There was a guest list and security as well. Some fashion blogs had written about Ruki opening another store. He knew this event was important for Ruki but on the other hand it was the perfect possibility for the stalker to get near Ruki.
When Ruki’s dad showed up, Ruki was suddenly totally different. He seemed to be tense and nervous.
‘You’re doing great. I’m sure everyone is impressed. Also your dad’ he told Ruki when he got him another glass of water.
‘Really? He never came to any fashion events of mine’ Ruki said and looked nervous.
‘You’re amazing. He should be fucking proud’ Reita said without thinking. For a moment they both kept silent.
‘Thank you. For everything. I know I can be difficult and everything. You’re also doing great. I’m feeling safe while being with you. So yeah thank you’ Ruki nearly whispered. Reita’s heart beat like crazy because of Ruki’s words. Shit he was falling for him.
‘It’s my job’ Reita said and suddenly Ruki’s face turned into stone.
‘Still thank you’ he whispered and left to talk with one of his guest. Why was he so stupid? Reita thought. There wasn’t even something more stupid to say. Of course it was his job to keep Ruki safe. He got paid for that. But still. He wanted Ruki safe. He wanted to keep him safe. Not only because it was his job. Shit he was really falling for him and that was bad. It was a big no go in his job. Once a colleague of his had fallen in love during a job. She got killed and two weeks later he had killed himself as well. It could always happen. There was always a risk that the client or most likely he himself got killed during a job.
Reita tried not to think about their situation. He had better things to do. Even though most of the guests already had gone home he still had to be careful. Not only because of the potential stalker, but also because Ruki seemed to be near exhausting. He was pale and even though he only drank water during the party he suddenly couldn't walk straight and nearly passed out on the toilet.
‘You have to get home. You’re at your very end’ Reita told him after he caught him from falling.
‘There are still guests. My father is still here’ Ruki said but clung to him.
‘I will tell him and the guests that the party is over. Don’t worry. But you really need to rest. I will bring you to the car. After that I will tell everyone to leave’ Reita said.
‘Okay. Let’s take the rear exit okay? I don’t want to pass out in front of my father’ Ruki said and seemed too exhausted to revolt.
‘Okay. Let me get the car. You will wait in the office room’ Reita decided and helped Ruki to the room next door. Ruki just followed his introductions without thinking.
On his way out of the store he told Ruki’s father that they had to leave, that his son wasn’t feeling well. The car wasn’t far away. They could have walked the few meters. But it was already dark and he wanted to be sure that Ruki would be save. With all those buildings here it would be easy to hide. It wasn’t easy to get near the rear exit, because there were too many one-way streets. When he turned into the street Ruki was already standing on the street.
‘What is wrong with this guy? Can’t he just once do what I tell him?’ Reita asked himself. He just got out of the car and wanted to shout out, when he saw another car turning into the street. With tinted glass and way too fast. Reita just reacted. He just sprinted while screaming to Ruki to get down. When Ruki wasn’t moving he just pulled him down to the ground and shielded him with his body. Seconds later he could hear someone shooting twice and the squeaking of wheels. Then it got silent. Reita still waited some seconds before checking on Ruki.
‘You’re okay? You aren’t hurt right?’ he asked him and was relived not to see any blood.
‘I… I’m okay. I just… someone shot at me. You… you saved me. You saved my life. You just pulled me down and protected me. Oh my god are you hurt? I… shit I can’t breathe’ Ruki hyperventilated.
‘Ruki calm down! Everything is fine! I’m fine, you’re also fine. Just breath in and out. Come on breath with me’ Reita told him and tried to calm him down.
‘Oh shit, oh fucking shit. I… fuck. Okay… okay, I’m okay. I’m breathing. See I’m breathing in and out’ Ruki calmed down after some time.
‘Okay, good. Very good. You’re sure you’re not hurt?’ Reita wanted to make sure.
‘Just my knee. But I’m okay. I… I want home. Just take me home okay?’ Ruki asked him with tears in his eyes. Reita knew that they had to go to the police, but Ruki was shaking like a leaf.
‘Okay, come on’ he said and helped him inside the car. During the ride home he could hear him quietly crying and it broke his heart. After they got inside the apartment he checked everything twice. Ruki just stood in the corridor looking like shit.
‘Okay everything is fine. Take a shower to make you feel better. I will get you something to calm down’ he told Ruki who was still just following his orders.
Under the shower Ruki was crying for real. Even in the kitchen Reita could hear him. He got him water out of the fridge and some sleeping pills for the night. Reita waited around 30 minutes for Ruki to come out of the bathroom, before he knocked on the door.
‘Ruki? Is everything alright?’ he asked but Ruki wasn’t answering. Without hesitation he entered the bathroom. Ruki was sitting on the ground of his big ass shower and was just crying. A picture of misery. Without saying anything he got the other one out of the shower. He wrapped a towel around him as quickly as possible while trying not to check him out. From the hook he took Ruki’s bathrobe. He couldn't believe himself, but he was glad that Ruki wasn’t naked anymore.
‘Come on, let’s get you to bed. You really need to rest’ Reita told him and Ruki was again just following his orders. He even took the pills without asking. Reita could have drugged him easily. Either the other one was just done with everything or he trusted him this much. Reita hoped it was the latest. Like always he told him that he was just the next door, that he could wake him anytime. But Ruki wasn’t reacting at all. He was just lying there and starring on the wall. He had probably still a shock. Reita just wanted to close door of Ruki’s bedroom when the other one was quietly calling him.
‘Yeah? Do you need something?’ Reita wanted to know.
‘Can you… No it’s stupid. Good night’ Ruki said and rolled over.
‘Whatever it is, it’s not stupid. If you want ice cream, I will get you ice cream. Whatever it is. So what do you need?’ Reita told him and entered the bedroom again.
‘I… I know you aren’t like that but… can you stay with me? Just for tonight?’ Ruki asked him and his voice sounded so unsettled.
‘Yes of course. I will change quickly okay? I’m back within a few minutes’ Reita told him. He just grabbed the first jogging pants he could find in his guest room, threw his shirt somewhere and brushed his teeth as fast as possible. Ruki was still lying in the same position when he came back. At first it was a bit awkward when he got into bed next to Ruki. The other one was still shaking and when it got silent he could hear that the other one was also still crying but tried to suppress it. Reita couldn't bear that. Carefully he came up to Ruki slowly. He touched at first his shoulder. In case physical contact wasn’t what he needed at the moment. But Ruki directly searched for more contact.
‘Come here’ Reita said and lifted the blanket. Ruki was hesitated for a moment but then he snuggled up to him, still shaking.
‘I’m sorry’ Ruki suddenly whispered.
‘Don’t. There is nothing to be sorry for’ Reita told him directly and pulled him even closer. Ruki just clung to him like a child during a thunder storm. Reita couldn't how long they just stayed like that until they both fall asleep.