Taka trudged to their tour bus in a sort of daze, soaked to the bone and furiously scratching on his right sleeve.
Toru and Ryota notice him immediately upon stepping on the bus and they crowd him, throwing towels and telling him not to step inside any further if he doesn't want to mop the floor. Taka takes the towels silently, mechanically drying his hair and slowly taking off his leather jacket and sleeveless shirt.
Ryota hands him another towel and Toru throws a fresh shirt at him. He receives them all without a word, rubbing himself dry and putting the RAMONES sleeveless shirt on. He takes off his boots and socks, and bundles them with the jacket and shirt, scratching frantically on his right shoulder in between the action.
Toru immediately notices Taka's unusual silence and furious scuffing, and elbows Ryota, shooting a glance at their vocalist. Ryota gives him a pointed look, understanding what he meant and goes to the lounging area to fetch Taka a pair of jogging pants.
"Been drinking alone?" Toru starts and sees the red irritated skin on Taka's right shoulder.
Taka doesn't respond, instead, he glares at his shoulder and scratches at it madly. Toru clears his throat to get his attention, glancing at Ryota who's approaching with a pair of blue track pants.
"Mori-chan, where'd you gone off to?" Ryota asks and throws Taka the pants.
Taka takes the pants and heads to the tiny bathroom, still in a daze and still scratching at his shoulder.
Toru and Ryota share another look after Taka went off. They narrow their eyes at the closed bathroom door and huff simultaneously.
"Is he high or something?" Toru asks and plops down on the bus couch.
"Not feeling well? Sick, maybe?" Ryota replies and leans on the kitchenette counter.
"Did he say he was going off on his own?" He adds and Toru thinks for a while.
"No. On the third bar he just disappeared." The guitarist answers.
"Why didn't we look for him?" Ryota follows immediately.
"I don't know." Toru shrugs and then frowns.
"He just keeps disappearing and then bringing more booze to the bus. But this time he's... off?" Ryota reasons and Toru looks at him weirdly.
"Not bringing booze this time doesn't mean he's off."
"NANI GA KORE?!" Taka screams inside the bathroom, making Ryota glance at Toru triumphantly.
"Okay... Maybe he is a bit off."
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「 only the rain 」 • TAKA
Fiksi PenggemarOf course he's going to say something silly, his soulmate's first words to him could have landed him in jail. It's the reason why he erased the words on his right shoulder forever. The sun design that has an indication of 1 o' clock makes sure that...
