[multi-part] It Started With A Kiss
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thesecretdoorPairing: KameRyo
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 922 - It was supposed to be a 500 word drabble, but I seriously suck at sticking to word limits!
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything
Summary: It started with a kiss, a kiss they were both too proud to admit they had wanted.
A/N: Written for
yukitsubute for the FUND-RAISING FOR HABAGAT FLOOD VICTIMS $1-for-a-drabble fic event. I hope this is close enough to your prompt!!It started with a kiss, an apparently accidental one, and Kame hadn’t been able to sort out his feelings since.
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“Don’t flatter yourself” Ryo had snapped at him “I was just leaning in to say something when Uchi pushed me”
Kame laughed to hide the smile that had been trying to spread its way across his face. “Like I want to kiss you anyway.”
“Good, then we can just forget about it then” Ryo retorted and he turned to storm off, his cheeks glowing just a little too red.
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That had been 6 years ago and a lot had changed since then, almost everything about Kame’s world was different, but not his feelings for Ryo.
He couldn’t even tell when his crush on Ryo had started, maybe the moment their lips touched, maybe before that even, but there was just something about the other man that Kame wanted more of.
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Ryo thought about that kiss more often than he should, it was nothing, he was young and it was just a peck, nothing compared to the things he’d done since, but it worried him a little just how often he did think of it.
He’d meant to do it, but he would never admit to that.
It had been at a party, a celebration for KAT-TUN’s debut he supposed, and the mood had been so light and fun, everyone smiling, enjoying themselves, and Kame’s face was shining with a happiness Ryo hadn’t seen in too long. He’d always watched Kame closely, he saw when he was stressed, over-worked, could tell when he hadn’t had enough sleep, and seeing Kame’s radiant smile that day had made him so happy that he’d acted without even thinking.
Only Kame’s face…the shocked expression he wore as Ryo opened his eyes, it terrified him and he made one of the biggest mistakes of his life, he lied about it.
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It still confuses Kame sometimes, on the odd occasion he and Ryo end up in the same work event, the way Ryo constantly looks over at him, he can see it out of the corner of his eye, but every time he turns to flash a smile at Ryo, he catches the other man quickly turning the other way. It’s confusing, and in a strange way it kind of hurts.
There are times he just wants to storm over to Ryo and ask him what his deal is, but in all honesty Ryo is never hostile to him when they talk, he’s still the same grinning, chatty man who seems to care maybe a little too much about how much rest Kame is managing to get. He feels like a yo-yo, Ryo’s ambivalent attitude towards him makes him dizzy and excited in all the strangest ways.
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He knew he’d blown it the second Kame laughed in his face. What could have been a sweet confession of his feelings became just another awkward memory, and he was too afraid to let that happen again. His own pride caused him to keep Kame at arm’s length.
He accepted that he’d ruined his chances, not that he expected Kame to reciprocate his feelings anyway, but it would have been nice to know either way. Since then he’d settled for being as close to a friend as he could manage in their hectic lives, while secretly hoarding whatever magazines and DVDs he could and watching Kame as closely as he could get away with when they were together.
He was proud of Kame, he respected and admired him for all of his achievements, but he couldn’t help that pang of regret that came with each new project, feeling like Kame was getting one step further from his grasp.
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He just wants to know. Ryo has been acting more and more distant recently, each friendly smile tainted with a little sadness, he’s been pondering the idea for a while, that maybe Ryo likes him, that maybe he always had, but if there’s one thing Kame doesn’t want to appear as, it’s vain.
It’s his pride more than anything that’s been stopping him from just approaching Ryo, what if he admits his feelings, asks Ryo if he feels the same way, and Ryo laughs at him, spreads the word around that Kame thinks everyone must be in love with him.
He shudders, pushing the thought from his mind, he has to know.
He can see Ryo now, they’re at another party, it’s a celebration for something some of the juniors have done, he loses track of them sometimes since there’s so many now, but he didn’t want to seem like one of those sempai that don’t get involved.
He’s had just a little too much to drink he thinks, he’s not drunk, just at that fine line between knowing something is stupid and planning the best way to do it anyway. He takes a deep breath and prepares to bite the bullet.
“Ryo” he calls out as he crosses the room, and then he sees his chance and fakes a stumble on a bottle left strewn across the carpet. He falls and Ryo rushes forward to catch him, smushing his nose against Kame’s cheek, and Kame thinks for a moment that he missed his chance.
But then their eyes lock and their shy smiles mirror each others, he doesn’t know who leans in first, and he doesn’t care who’s watching, nothing matters beside the lips closing over his own, the way they should have been doing for years.
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Not only is this a new pairing for me but I also experimented with the writing style a little (switching perspectives and tenses) so I'd really appreciate some feedback on whether that worked or not...and also sorry for the slight angst running through this, I think I've gotten myself in too deep with all the angst I'm writing lately that I can't seem to write pure fluff at all >_<
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Date: 2012-08-14 12:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-08-14 12:43 pm (UTC)First of all: Thanks for writing this for me, I totallllllly loved reading it. <3
“Don’t flatter yourself†Ryo had snapped at him “I was just leaning in to say something when Uchi pushed meâ€
Of course it was Uchi *lol* Who else?! So they shared their kiss and didn't know what they really felt for each other. *sighs* Or maybe they knew, but they didn't want to admit it....boys....*sighs* Ryo is so sweet when his cheeks flushed after the "kiss".
Ohhhh, six years later they are still in love, but both didn't manage it at the beginning. >< It's so sweet how they secretly care about each other. <3 Especially how Ryo is watching after Kame. <3
“Ryo†he calls out as he crosses the room, and then he sees his chance and fakes a stumble on a bottle left strewn across the carpet
Kame is a genius. <3 faking to stumble, that's too great.
The world around them stopped turning around them when they looked at each other, right?! That's so cute. Kame doesn't even care if the juniors are watching. <3
Thanks soooo much for writing this for me. I totally lived reading it, RyoKame are soooo sweet. You really did a great thing with this. <3
*huuuuuuuuugs*
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Date: 2012-08-14 07:03 pm (UTC)They can both be pretty proud guys so for some reason it just seemed fitting that they would be too proud to admit their true feelings for years >_<
I'm excited about this idea of a sequel too :) I think I must have spent half my shift at work today trying to think up plot-lines for it >_<
Thank you again for your request, and for your donation to a good cause :)
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Date: 2012-08-15 07:07 am (UTC)I am really looking forward to it.
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Date: 2012-08-14 12:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-08-14 09:29 am (UTC)Thank you for reading!!
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Date: 2012-08-15 12:33 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-08-15 09:50 pm (UTC)Thank you for reading, and for your comment too ^_^
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Date: 2012-08-15 01:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-08-15 09:51 pm (UTC)Thank you for reading :D
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Date: 2012-08-16 12:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-08-18 11:53 am (UTC)Thanks for reading ^__^
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Date: 2012-08-18 01:46 am (UTC)it's funny reading them sometimes... the diva and the poisonous tongue...
they don't fit together knowing this, but in all sense they look good together....
thanks for sharing
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Date: 2012-08-18 11:55 am (UTC)They really shouldn't work, but they do look good together!
Thank you for reading :D
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