[#96] Some of These Happy Points are Days Old.

[tinyangl]

But I hope you guys don't mind me cheating. lolol

i. Happy stuff! :D
+ Last Friday, the 9 hour marathon Skype call with Jennie and Peyton. I still don't know how we spent so much time just babbling about who knows what. Although two hours of that were spent on Peyton on her pizza, from deciding if she should get it to the point when it was delivered. Another couple of hours spent talking fic - both je_ficgames and je_holiday. (Mainly Peyton and I spazzing to Jennie about all she's missed since she hasn't been reading fic.) I think all of us got phone calls from various people at some points (Peyton was miss popular). God, and I think they helped me try to solve a crossword puzzle. That I don't think I finished on that note. lolol
+ Peyton invited me to her place. "I have an empty bed for you." Bow-chika-wow-wow.
+ The episode Rashomama played on Friday. And that is, hands down, my favorite CSI episode of existence. If you watch CSI and have never seen this episode, you are so missing out. :DDD Pimpimpim.
+ I managed to convince Cyn and Jennie (although the second one was a joint effort with Peyton) to get twitters. Who rocks? :D (AKA, if you do not have a twitter. you should get one now. And then friend me. I'm tinyangl.)
+ Yamapi and V6 are going to be on VS Arashi. Who's ridiculously happy? I AM I AM. January 10th can't come any sooner. *____________*
+ Tegoshi wanting to be flawless. Total A+.
+ Tegoshi asking Yamapi to Karaoke straight out. Even more A+.
+ J-Friends' I Will Get There. If you've never heard it, you should now. Amazing fucking song.
+ Just Peyton in general. :D She knows why.
+ Toda Erika on Domoto Kyoudai. I didn't used to like her, but after Ryuusei no Kizuna and this interview, she's really growing on me. Also, Koichi's magic trick was fucking awesome. Making her birthday with the cards? DUDE. WHO DOES THAT?! Holy shit. Even if it's raw, everyone should watch just for that, honestly. It's worth it. *______________*
+ This picture of Okada, Morita, Miyake. Hysterical. Be warned, Okada's in his tightie whities. lololol
+ Subbed K-chan Episodes: 1 ♥ 2 ♥ 3 ♥ 4. All are absolutely hysterical. I totally recommend checking them out.
+ Getting my week of jesummary posted. :DDDD
+ Oh! Almost forgot. Grades are starting to trickle in. :DD A- for Grammar! Honestly? That's the only one that I thought would come close to a B (Granted, I don't know how Creative Writing prof will grade, so who knows). But hearing that it's an A makes me giddy. Maybe I'll be able to boost my average with this semester. Ridiculously happy.
+ I love my twitter. That is the only reason I have most of this list. lolol Looking back at my twitters so helps. XD

ii. Galileo Zero.
Finally managed to watch this despite downloading it ages ago. Ohmygod, so amazing. It only served to remind me that I really liked the drama and then I really wished that I saw Yukawa and Kaoru together again. Random points!

+ Yukawa being lecherous. Hysterical. I love the assistant trying to get girls to "play" with Yukawa but failing miserably.
+ The guy who plays Kusanagi. I'd seen him in a couple of other things, but for some reason, he was just really hot to me in this. I don't even know why.
+ I was genuinely surprised when I suddenly saw Masami show up. With her glasses and white coat. She thoroughly amused me though. Loved her interactions with Yukawa, trying to hit on him and convince him to stay by saying she had a really tiny bikini and then Yukawa going off on how it'd be great if girls wore bikinis to class. I was like WTF. LOL Also, love at the end when she leaves and he's babbling about love (as always) and she's like, he doesn't get it. Yukawa never did get a clue.
+ LOVED MIURA. Ohmygod. He had Yukawa down, honestly. I thought it was brilliantly acted and just all around amazing. ;alskdjlkasfjd I was honestly waiting for him to show up on screen and when he did, I flailed hard. :DDDD
+ The cases were good. I mean, I liked them but it's not like I can say much about them. lolol
+ This just made me want to find out what happens in the dman movie. Wantwantwant. alsdkjalfksjdf
+ OH. At the end of the special, we got a performance of Shibasaki Kou and Fukuyama Masaharu. SO BEAUTIFUL. OHMYGOD. I knew they performed together for this, but I'd never actually seen them together so seeing Fukuyama in the back with the guitar made me flail ridiculously.
+ Honestly, a good watch for those who saw Galileo before. And if you've never seen Galileo, what the heck are you doing reading this?! lol Seriously. Thoroughly enjoyed myself. :DDDDD Plus Miura = A+.
+ OH, random note. For a split second, Sailor Venus was one of the assistants. I was like OH HAY. LOOK WHO'S ON MY SCREEN! :D


iii. It's the holidays! I thought I'd be nice and offer up some of my writing (as terrible as it is). The last time I ask for prompts, I know I failed. DDD: Sorry. But this time, I have more free time (aka right now) so prompt me something to write for you! Granted, I have no promises for length, so it may range from one sentence to .....Well, let's not go there. lol So prompt away! :D No deadline that I can think of. Hopefully, I'll be better about this one. *dies*

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7/8?? or is it the last?

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Massu frowns but he does as he's told--throwing the blanket off him and then when he stands up, automatically moving to fold it.

"You don't have to do that," Ryo says from around the other couch. "I can do it when I get home."

"It's only right," Massu says firmly. Ryo lets out a sigh of aggravation but Massu lets it go. He finally moves when he places the neatly folded blanket on top of the pillow he'd been sleeping on--wait, pillow?

Massu doesn't think on that. Instead, he follows Ryo, his stomach plunging as he thinks of going back home--or just going back. Of leaving when all he's felt when he's been here is that this is good for him. Being around, with Ryo has been good for him.

Massu thinks it's the last point that really sticks with him. The drive to the station is filled with silence as Massu tries to piece together his own thoughts--thoughts that bubble to the surface as he realizes that, shit, he went away a weekend to find answers, but didn't really. Not completely.

That, shit, he really was a little lost without NewS. That they'd taken up so much of his life that working away from them felt weird and even though Tegoshi was Tegoshi and Massu had always worked with him, there was something about the dynamic that Massu was longing for. But it would be okay. They'd adjust, because that's what happens with change--time helps a person adjust, after all. Breaking up didn't necessarily mean an ending--they were still a group, whether the Jimusho recognized them or not. They had a history--things and memories couldn't just be so easily replaced. And that, even at 32, Massu still had a lot of growing up left ahead of him.

And lastly, that, shit, he thinks he's in love with Ryo because Ryo pushes him away and pulls him towards Ryo all at the same time. He lets Massu think things over himself, but takes care of him without being obvious or annoying about it.

Massu becomes acutely aware of Ryo's glances in his direction at every stop light.

"What?" Massu finally asks after the 7th, no, maybe 8th, glance over.

"Are you going to be okay going back? You could always stay a little longer. Take a longer vacation," Ryo suggests, his eyes on the road, but Massu thinks if he could see Ryo's face, it'd be filled with worry and care.

Massu wants to say yes, because he'd love to stay longer. Love to see the rest of Ryo's family and see if they are all as lovingly abusive towards each other as Ryo is with everyone--like the NewS members. Love to actually get some sleep without having to worry about what's going to happen the next day. But Massu shakes his head, smiling. "No. I have someone waiting for me, but maybe next time?"

Ryo pulls into an empty spot in front of the station and turns to Massu with a smile. "Yeah. Definitely, my place is always open to you."

With a grin on his face--authentic and bright, like he's back to old times--Massu steps out of the car, grabbing his bag from the back seat. Before he shuts the passenger door though, Massu leans back in and says, "Thanks for everything. Ryo."

The smile on Ryo's face is unmistakable and the sight makes Massu think he really needs to keep his self-restraint in line a little more. "No problem."

Massu turns on his heel and heads straight for his train. He wouldn't want to miss practice the next morning.

--

Massu gets into practice right on time, a smile on his face--not forced, but just naturally there--and Tegoshi is already inside, running through their routine lightly.

Tegoshi turns to Massu with a smile. "Massu!" he says cheerfully, practically running over. "How was Osaka? Ryo-tan told me you went to go visit him. Was it fun? If I had known you were just going to Osaka, I would've joined you!"

Massu chuckles, pulling out a box of some kind of snack from his bag. "Maybe next time, Tegoshi."

"Un! I think it'd be fun visiting, Ryo-tan. And thanks, Massu!"

"Well, I wasn't about to pay for dinner."

"Ehhhhh. Really? I was hoping--" Tegoshi starts, jokingly.

Massu laughs. "Okay, maybe then." Tegoshi lights up and Massu grins widely at that.