Love Stage: Hidden Love

Bog Hollow

Bog Hollow.

Rei glanced around the bar slash night club, if you could call it that. It looked like a barn! It was on the very edge of the schools campus. He sat his bass drum down as he surveyed the room.

There was straw on the floor! Like seriously! Rei couldn't believe how ridiculous this place looked! Shougo came in.

He was grinning from ear to ear. He wore tight fitting jeans, a white tee shirt with a black vest over it. He had the necklace Rei gave him on, along with some earrings. Rei had gone with him the day before to get their ear pierced together. They each wore fingerless gloves.

Rei had insisted he was going to wear shorts. Shougo had laughed at this, but when Rei put on a pair of red booty shorts, the younger teen had to leave the room. Rei had laughed and changed while Shougo was in the bathroom. He had on a pair of black basketball shorts. Shougo had looked disappointed but Rei insisted he had the other shorts on under these ones.

Now Shougo kept stealing peeks at Rei. The drummer knew he was trying to see if he did have the tight booty shorts on. Rei just smirked whenever he caught Shougo looking at him.

"Hey you guys!!!" Alfie came in with about twenty people.

Other than the one pushing his wheelchair, the rest headed to the bar. Alfie was grinning as he pumped the air. Rei walked up to him. He shook his hand.

"Thanks again for letting me borrow your kit." He said. Alfie waved his hand at him.

"Like it's getting any other use. Actually I was thinking about seeing if you wanted to buy it." Alfie looked forlorn at the set up.

"How much?" Rei asked.

Alfie sighed. "Well, let's not think about it tonight! Tonight we are here to have fun!" He cried to cheers coming from the bar.

Rei slapped him on the shoulder. He grinned down at him. "Yeah, you're right." He agreed.

"Rei?" a voice sounded shocked behind him. Rei turned around.

There stood his old friend. His arm was around a pretty blond who was heavily pregnant. Te... no Ray. He had to remember that. Rei shook himself as he came up to the couple.

"Hey, it's been a bit." Rei tried for a pleasant smile.

The woman looked concerned. Rei adjusted his face to a more welcoming look. She relaxed against her husband.

"This is Carol. I was telling her about running into you." Ray said. He looked uncomfortable.

"You look so young to have been a friend of Ray's." Carol held her hand out. Rei smiled.

Gently he took her hand. Bringing the fingers to his lips he bowed over it. His smirk was for Ray who didn't miss it as he rolled his eyes.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I was a street kid back than." Rei said as he stood up.

"WHAT!? You never told me that!" Shougo suddenly appeared next to Rei.

"How did you think your father found me?" Rei asked arching an eyebrow.

"Well, uh, he didn't say." Shougo rubbed at his neck.

"Shougo, wow you're here in front of me." Carol blushed as she rubbed her stomach.

"Uh, hey Mrs. Professor." Shougo turned his charm on. Rei watched it work, he chuckled.

Carol was blushing like a high schooler. Rei looked up to her husband. He was standing with his arm around her waist, but his eyes were on the dark haired man standing before him.