Domestic

It turns out that Tachi's home is within the compound so I'm not violating the sequester by being here and I'm with Tachi, so who is going to point fingers.  We enter the house and both stop and inhale deeply through our noses, taking in the intoxicating scent of a gourmet meal being prepared.

Tachi is the first one to break the aroma induced trance and throws his keys into a ceramic bowl by the door with an echoing clatter.  "Damn, if I weren't already Bi, I would go gay for that man's cooking alone!"  Tachi grins and kicks off his shoes and steps into some cozy house slippers sitting by the door.  I follow suit and shuffle quickly to catch up to him so I don't get lost in the huge mansion that is their home.

"Honey!  I'm Hooooome!" Tachi calls out and is greeted with a squealing Naka wearing a pink apron with his hair pulled back with pink butterfly clips.  The butterfly wings bounce up and down and glitter in the chandelier lights as he leaps into Tachi's arms, a large wooden cooking spoon bouncing on the floor behind him.

"My king has returned!" Naka chuckles out and proceeds to kiss Tachi deeply.  The kiss turns raunchy as Tachi starts to knead Naka's ass as both men start to moan loudly.  I clear my throat as I pass them in the foyer and head for the kitchen, picking up the abandoned spoon on my way.  "Don't mind me." I say without looking back at the two animals pawing at each other.

My movement towards the kitchen is halted as I'm tackled to the bright marble floor by Naka as he wrenches the spoon out of my hand, hitting me on the top of the head with it.  "What the fuck, Naka!"  I scream at him while grabbing him around the waist in a tight clinch.

He squeals loud enough to make my ears bleed but I don't let go.  Leaning my shoulder into his chest, I take him down to the floor and straddle his waist, sitting down heavily while reaching for the spoon.  "You little shit!  What was on this spoon?  It's in my hair now!  How old are you, Naka!"  I growl in his face as I lean down and try to look menacing. 
Naka just grins, winks and leans up licking from my neck to my jaw, stopping only to bite my earlobe.  "Fuck!  Tachi!  Put a muzzle on this thing, would you?"  I roll off Naka, wiping his saliva from my neck and sticking my tongue out at him as I walk into the kitchen.

Tachi only laughs as I hear him try to calm Naka down because he wouldn't kill me on the spot for suggesting Naka was an animal that needed to be muzzled.  

They both enter the kitchen, Naka sticking his tongue out at me and Tachi grabbing a bottle of wine from the rack by the door.  "Don’t think I'm even going to use a glass tonight the way you two are acting, I would rather just get sloshed and pass out."  I laugh and start opening cabinets looking for the wine glasses which I find after the third failure. 

I set the glasses down on the black marble counter and Tachi pours the wine while winking at Naka and throwing finger guns at me.  What is he, an eighties porn star  or something.  I can only smile and nod as I grab my glass and down it before they even have to time take a sip from their own glasses.  I place my glass down next to the wine bottle and look back at Tachi.

Tachi just raises an eyebrow and pours me another glass. "Guess I should have gotten the cheap stuff out first."  I can only shrug as I down half the wine in my glass.  "Maybe so but I'm good now.  Hey Naka, you gonna cook or stand there like some butterfly fairy?"  I say to Naka while nodding my head at the stovetop full of steaming pots.

"Fuck off, Sobata.  You're just mad because you aren't going to get getting any for a while."  Naka leans over and gives Tachi a sloppy kiss and heads back to the stove.  I watch him get back to stirring and flipping and whatever else he does to make the best five star meals before I turn back to Tachi and give him a hard glare.

Tachi continues to ogle his boyfriend while completely ignoring me until I step into his line of sight.  "And just what does he mean by that, Tachi?  What did you do to Barney. Or.. What are you going to do to him?  Or is it what you are going to do to me?"  I step back and start to contemplate all the things that could prevent Barney and I from being together.

Tachi signs and turns towards me.  "Come on.  Let's go into the study and discuss the training schedule."  He turns and walks out of the kitchen.  I follow, grabbing the wine bottle and another one from the rack before I leave the kitchen.

Once we enter the study, Tachi closes the door and gestures towards a comfortable seating area.  He shakes his head and takes the wine bottles from my hands and sets them on the desk on the other side of the room.  "Oh, one of those kind of meetings huh?  All serious and not fun?" I say as I slouch into one of the oversized armchairs.

Tachi hums and sits in the other armchair situated on the other side of a small table.  "Yes, Sobata.  I'm afraid we have to discuss quite a bit before the end of the night.  And I need you to remember most of it."  I can only scoff and roll my eyes while flicking my hands in his direction for him to continue.

"First off, about Barney." Tachi starts and then seem to wait to gage my reaction.  I only nod and wait for him to continue.

"As you noticed, only two of the original members of my group are joining Upheaval."  I nod in understanding, starting to care less and less about this conversation.  "Two have gone back to their actual jobs in my other business."  I fight back a yawn as I nod again allowing my eyes to travel to the wine bottles on the table.

"One is in intensive care in the ER."  He again stalls to watch my reaction.  I'm getting more frustrated by the second and decide Tachi needs to know this.  "Why the fuck do I care about this stuff, Tachi!  The two left are the best from that group." I say while standing and striding to the table.

"Besides me, Sobata."  Tachi says with some pain in his voice. 

I grab the opened wine bottle and pull the cork out.  I'm about to tip the bottle back and just chug it when a glass appears on the table.  Tachi is standing next to me and takes the wine bottle, pouring a small amount into the glass.  "Let's not be crass, Sobata.  Not in my house." 

I nod and pick up the wine glass and walk back to the chairs in the sitting room.  "Okay, so one of your guys was put into the ER.  I'm sorry that happened but how does that affect me or Upheaval?"  I try to have some sympathy in my voice and I think I succeed as Tachi's eyes take on a glossed over look.

"Barney put him there, Sobata.  He almost killed the man."  Tachi seems tense all of the sudden as I let the words he said sink in.

"What did he do to set Barney off bad enough to hurt him that badly?  Barney isn't violent like that.  Was he drugged, drunk, disorientated?  Did the guy kick a puppy or something."  I notice my voice is rising to an angry pitch so I take a deep breath and try to relax back into the chair.

Tachi just shakes his head slowly, never loosing eye contact with me.  "He was disrespecting you.  After the first meeting, they were all ranting about you joining the group but only Corey said something about you as a person.  Barney didn't even give the guy a chance to explain or apologize and he was able to get several punches in before he was pulled off of him.  One of the other body guards had to use a Taser to get him under control.  Even then, he landed a few kicks to Corey's unconscious body before they dragged Barney out."

I must have blacked out because the next think I know I'm in a spacious and all to white bathroom, on my knees in front of the toilet, upchucking room temperature red wine into the cleanest toilet bowl I have ever vomited in. 

I see a towel being offered beside me and I take it, slowly wiping my mouth before a cup of water takes it place.  I rinse my mouth out and spit into the bowl again.  "I'm so sorry.  I hope the wine doesn’t stain the bowl." I say as I reach up and grab the handle, flushing away the mess I left. 

"Oh, good.  It all came off."  I sigh and fall back on my ass.  I look up and Naka is there, pink apron and butterflies, smiling down at me with an apologetic look on his face.  I just nod and take his outstretched hand, letting him pull me to my feet.

"I'm sorry for being an ass when you got here and my offhanded comment about Barney."  Naka says and bows his head.  I pat the top of his head like the good senpai I am.  "I'm sorry too.  I think I'm still sore about the faked death and stuff."  Naka only scoffs and bats at my hand.

We look at each other for a few seconds before smiling.  "Sooooo" I say rocking on my heels and looking at the all to white ceiling.  "I guess he really loves me, huh?"  I lower my gaze to Naka seeing that he is trying very hard not to laugh at my inappropriate comment.

Naka just nods and starts to lead me down the unfamiliar hallway.  "Yeah, I guess he does."