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Current mood:	sick
Current music:	Ryohei - Sincere (Acoustic Cover)
Entry tags:	news, ryo, tegoshi

[RyoxTegoshi] Manipulation
Title: Manipulation
Pairing: Slight Ryo x Tegoshi
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Johnny's does not belong to me, thank you very much.


Ryo yawns and finally opens the door, prepared to curse the idiot who keeps on ringing the bell. A beaming Tegoshi greets him, and he shuts up immediately.

"Good Morning. What is it?" Ryo mumbles and stifles another yawn, hoping that Tegoshi has a good reason for waking him up at 6 AM.

"Ryo!" The younger one exclaims, flailing frantically. "Ryo! Ryo!"

Does his vocabulary consist of only one word? Ryo decides to take a gentler approach all the same, because this is Tegoshi after all. "What?" He asks in the politest way he can.

"Ryothelolitagirlscompanyfinallyreleasedtheirnewlolibunnysofttoyandimanagedtogetthefirstoneandthattooatadiscountbecausetheyrecognizedme!" Tegoshi exclaims once more (forgetting all spaces and punctuation), his hands going up and down like a wild fangirl on a bad hair day finally meeting her idol.

Ryo feels the urge to kill somebody. He just can't remember where he last placed the kitchen knife. "Oh. You woke me up for that." He says tonelessly, a blank look on his face.

Tegoshi loves 'Loli Bunnies' (bunnies dressed up in gothic lolita clothing) to the point of obsession. Ryo, on the other hand, hates them. Very much. Capitalized.

Tegoshi doesn't really notice Ryo's less-than-happy look. It doesn't exactly matter to him. "Actually. I managed to get one for you."

He doesn't even glance at Ryo's slowly reddening face. "And it looks uber cute!"

"Uber", Ryo snorts, and glares at the younger one. Tegoshi stares back, a big, big smile on his face. He looks quite cute early in the morning, Ryo observes.

Oh wait, he remembers. Wasn't I supposed to be angry?

He manages an angry look, quite a fine one. "WHY?" He tries hard to keep his voice balanced, but it ends up sounding a weird combination of grief and cynicism.

Tegoshi does notice the anger though, and trembles, his lower lip quivering. His eyes become huge and watery. "I-I thought y-y-you liked...them?" His voice is so, so cute, and Ryo tries not to ignore the red flags coming up in his brain. He knows Tegoshi is inwardly grinning. But he really can't help it. He desperately tries to fight, but he knows he has lost.

Finally, he sighs and gives up. "I like them."

Tegoshi gives him a painfully agonizing look. "Really?"

I'll take revenge next time, Ryo promises himself. "Yes. Now will you show me that damn thing already?"

Tegoshi almost protests against the language, but he lets Ryo off, the big, winning smile back on his face. "Okay!" He exclaims. And pulls out a really large bunny, wearing something ridiculous (gothic lolita clothing) and frilly. "I'll place her in your bed room," He grins, running off towards Ryo's bed room.

Ryo watches his retreating back, a mixture of amazement and despair flooding in. His legs feel weak and he seats himself on the nearby couch, gripping its arm tightly, and eagerly hoping that someone in the Japanese government has the sense to ban cuteness.

*

Masuda whispers in hushed tones, "He gave that to you too?"

The 20 year old boy is sitting by Ryo's bed, staring at the bunny. Yamapi sits on the couch, and tries to ignore it instead.

Ryo, quite confused, raises an eyebrow at his fellow band member's question. "So I'm not the only one?" Masuda pitifully shakes his head, patting the bunny's forehead gingerly. "He woke me up at 5:30 AM and told me he had bought one for me,"

Yamapi joins in, his voice strangely soft. "6:30 AM for me," He sighs, remembering his lost sleep.

Ryo rolls his eyes, the image of Tegoshi laying a finger on Yamapi's cheek sending shivers up his spine. His imagination seriously needs help, Ryo rebukes himself. "What about Koyama and Shige?"

Masuda pushes the dark bangs away from his eyes, gives him that why-don't-you-guess look. Ryo looks at Yamapi, and back at Masuda. Tegoshi is crazy, insane, but this is way too strange. It's as if he wants them to appreciate the bunnies too. Disgusting creatures that they are.

"I wonder how he does it," He mutters, although he knows the answer, and knows that the other two know it too.

*

"Good Morning!" Their manager exclaims, and makes them all sit down for a surprise meeting. He looks unusually happy, Ryo notes. Strange. Johnny's managers are never really happy unless Johnny somehow goes into a coma. Which is, usually, never.

Apparently, the others think so too, because they all exchange strange looks. A strange feeling of foreboding grips Ryo. He knows something is wrong, very wrong.

Their manager continues, unfazed by the lack of a response. "This might be good news for you," Everyone instantly rolls their eyes. "Loli Bunnies are a chain of soft toys - dressed in gothic lolita clothing. You might have heard of them? Well, Johnny-san has decided that your new song, along with a 'special appearance' by NewS will be featured on their CM. The recording will take place on November 1st. Now, isn't that totally awesome!" He grins happily.

Silence follows. No one utters a word. The atmosphere is actually - tense. Ryo can feel his heart sinking, like Titanic. He wants to cry, right there, right now. Why... He tries not to look at the others, but instead sneaks a glance at Tegoshi, presuming him to be quite excited by the news. And finds him looking at the manager, an approving smile on his face. The manager returns a shy, embarrassed smile.

Ryo regains the sudden urge to kill.

The manager probably finds it all amusing though. "They'll be giving free loli bunnies too!"

*

The commercial is something, Ryo decides, which should never be remembered again. He tries to bury the memory, but finds it returning to him as he sees those hidden, gleeful smiles given by the other artistes in JE, hears the cheerful screams of their fans dressed in Gothic Lolita clothing. They even haunt his sleep, nightmares featuring a huge bunny, controlled by Tegoshi, trying to eat him. Every time it comes close, grabbing him with a giant, furry hand, Ryo wakes up with a scream.

This is too much for me to handle, he decides one day. He cannot ignore them anymore; the bunnies need to go away.

Their meeting is by chance, Tegoshi humming away their new song as he bumps into Ryo. "Hi!" He gives an innocent smile.

Ryo growls, and grabs the younger one by his turtleneck. His conscience reprimands him, but he knows that he has to do it. He has to resist all of Tegoshi's (fake) charms. "You. I want those Loli Bunnies out of my life. Right now."

Tegoshi looks at him. Gives him that painfully agonizing stare. His eyes become huge, and his smile transforms into a cute little pout. He slowly mumbles, "But I-I thought you..." Ryo tries to tune him out, tries to ignore the extreme cuteness dripping from the younger one's voice. He tries to ignore the large, puppy-dog eyes and the adorable look on Tegoshi's face. Sadly, he fails.

His hands seem to tremble and loosen their hold on Tegoshi, and the younger one breaks away, covering his face with both hands, and running to the restroom. Ryo half-heartedly follows, forgetting all about resistance and fighting.

Tegoshi bends over the basin, sobbing loudly. Ryo lifts a hand and without hesitation, puts it on his shoulder. Tegoshi shudders and moves to pull away from Ryo.

"I'm sorry," Ryo mutters gruffly. He wonders why he had even made Tegoshi cry, and joins his conscience in scolding himself.

Tegoshi looks at Ryo, all big eyes and cuteness. "Really?" He seems to consider for a moment, and the pout is immediately replaced by a big smile. "It’s okay!" He says. "I'm sure the reason for Ryo-tan's anger is because he's hungry!" He exclaims. He places his hand in Ryo's bigger one, firmly squeezing it. "Right?"

Ryo knows he has lost once again.

*

"I tried too," Masuda mutters, patting Ryo's head. Something which Ryo would never have let him do in normal circumstances. "He's just too good for us."

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My RyoMassuTego = FAIL. And this "type" of manipulative!Tego is seriously overused =.=;