Our Secret Song (Bellala99 & Gatichan)

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Dave mumbled softly under his breath as he turned to his other side in the bed, pulling the covers higher onto his body. For some reason, he was starting to get cold... The blond curled up into a tight ball as he nuzzled his head into the pillow and smiled in his sleep, mumbling something about Jared - clearly, it was a good dream. The singer breathed out softly as he turned once more, his body wrapped into the covers tightly... At least now he was feeling warm again.

 

After a while, the young male woke up and sighed, immediately searching for the warm body of his boyfriend - and couldn't find it. Again. A soft groan left Dave's mouth as he rubbed his eyes sleepily and glanced at the clock which showed 05:14 am. Where was Jared?... With a small sigh, the blond stood up and grunted softly, covering a yawn with his hands. This was the second time he didn't find the other when he woke up... What was wrong? He couldn't be practicing... Maybe he just went to the bathroom. Still, the need to check was rising inside the singer.

 

He wandered off through the house until he found Jared in the studio, packing his bags. With a sigh, Dave entered the room and let out a sleepy smile. "Morning... Isn't it a bit early?" He asked softly as he yawned again, his hair completely messed up from the sleeping. The shorter male walked over to Jared and smiled softly before placing a light kiss on his lips. "We don't have to leave until nine... Don't you want to sleep a bit more?" He asked softly as he rubbed his eyes and smiled, letting both of his hands grip the other's.

[Gatichan]

Jared had begun to internally swear- he hated packing suitcases, hated it, hated it. Nothing ever fit in the way it was supposed to and each time he tried to close his bag, some weird objects would jut out and it would seem as if he were trying to smuggle dangerous objects out the country. From experience he knew that airport officials tended to react allergic to such badly packed suitcases and with a spiteful hiss, he overturned his second suitcase and began to pack again: towels, T-shirts, jeans, socks…Even Trevor had deserted him around five in the morning, clearly tired out from watching Jared repeat the same actions over and over again.

 

When he heard Dave’s sleepy voice, Jared turned around in surprise. A little taken aback by the kiss and the way his boyfriend was smiling at him in such a sweet way so early in the morning, Jared took a moment to react. “Sorry,” he shook his head, tugging Dave back down to him for a deeper kiss. “I couldn’t sleep and I really needed to pack my bags. Just give me a sec. Why don’t you bring Trevor back into his basket? He followed me back here and I didn’t want to creep back into the bedroom and risk waking you up,” he admitted, celebrating inwardly when he closed his second suitcase again and this time, after having upended it for the umpteenth time, it actually closed normally.

 

Hitting the studio lights off, Jared actually let out a real yawn. All at once, he realized how tired he was and when he saw the time on his alarm clock, he groaned: no matter what, he’d have decidedly too few hours of rest before the tour kicked off. Oh well, he’d have to sleep on the flight over to their first gig stop. Crawling back into bed, Jared pulled Dave closer again and mumbling something incoherent against the lead singer’s throat, this time he really did fall asleep.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Dave let out a soft giggle when he was pulled down for a deeper kiss, but responded immediately. The blond blinked a few times and sighed at his boyfriend's words before shaking his head. “And who was it that said to get some sleep?“ He complained softly and pouted slightly before taking Trevor into his hands. “Fine, I'll get him to his basket... And you should definitely sleep a bit more!“ The singer said with a small frown as he carried his dog back to the bedroom, gently laying it down into the basket.

 

The blond singer soon got back into the bed - just a little bit sooner than Jared. He smiled sleepily when he was pulled closer once more and gladly snuggled into the warmth. Feeling the other's rising and falling chest, feeling his heartbeat - that was all it took for Dave to fall asleep. With the same soft smile, he fell asleep as he lightly held onto the drummer, as if not wanting to let go. If he wouldn't find Jared next to him again... Well, that would probably mean that something was wrong after all.

 

The next time Dave awoke was when the alarm clock rang. With a grunt, the blond only snuggled into the other's body before mumbling out, “Jareed... Turn it ooofff...“. He slowly opened his eyes as he yawned and shook his head. “We should... We should eat breakfast and I still need to take my bags,“ He muttered out in between two yawns, still half-asleep. Dave rubbed his eyes as he sat up and stretched, shaking his head slightly.

[Gatichan]

The blasted alarm clock went off too soon for Jared’s liking. Feeling Dave’s smaller yet equally warm body snuggled up against him perfectly, the drummer repeated the moan as he reached back, trying to groggily hit the snooze button. “Stupid, retarded, blasted…finally,” he sighed out in relief when his hands connected to the button. He meant to cuddle closer to Dave again, but his boyfriend sat up and thus moved away from him.

 

“Just five more minutes…” Jared moaned, wrapping his pillow around his head to not have to hear any instructions about getting up, making breakfast, carrying bags. Right then Trevor decided it would be a good idea to bark and the drummer feebly kicked his feet. “It’s sooo not fair- I wanna sleep!” But the barking made something in his brain light up and he suddenly sat up, his eyes unfocussed. “Dave, you have to take Trevor outside before he makes a stinky puddle in the apartment,” he realized. It was one thing clearing away a few laughable droplets of urine, but anything else? Jared’ stomach did a flip-flap and he tumbled out the bed. “I’ll get some breakfast ready in the mean time,” he promised, yawning widely as he sleep-drunkenly staggered out the room, needing to support himself with a hand against the wall.

 

Finally understanding what Men at Work’s song “Land down under” meant when they sang about having “a head full zombie”, Jared’s hands sluggishly moved as he prepared coffee, shoved toast into the toaster and then pulled out different types of granola cereals for his boyfriend to choose from. Placing a jug of fresh milk and filling two glasses with orange juice, Jared trudged towards his bathroom. Going on a tour right then seemed like an impossibility. He only hoped that the moment he stepped under the shower, he’d somehow wake up and feel energized.

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Dave blinked and sighed softly as he nodded and slowly rolled out of the bed with a wide yawn leaving his mouth. "Fine, I'll make sure your dad's precious carpets won't be stained with my pretty little puppy's poop!" The blond said before sticking out his tongue and gently picking Trevor up. The singer grabbed a sweater from Jared's closet and tossed it on before heading outside where he shivered - and instantly woke up. He set the german shepherd down gently and let it run around- as well as do its business. He wondered just how would Trevor react to thr tour... He was not leaving Trev alone!

 

Once everything was done, Dave smiled and stretched once more before heading outside while the puppy limped after him - the paw was still painful to it, but he seemed to be handling it quite well. The blond let out a soft chuckle when he thought back on how his boyfriend looked when he was out of the bed - like a zombie. He would force him to sleep on the bus, that was for sure... After all, no one wanted for the drummer to be in anything less than his perfect condition on the tour! Dave sighed softly as he searched around for Trevor's food and quickly put some into a bowl, then got it some water - it needed its breakfast, too!

 

Then, when he took care of everything possible, Dave turned to the kitchen and smiled when the scent of coffee welcomed him. Right now it was the best smell in the world.. He breathed out dreamily as he quickly made himself some cereal with the grains and berries, then took a cup of coffee and began drinking it with a satisfied expression on his face- obviously, only when he put in enough sugar. The blond let out a soft hum as he looked around and let out a small giggle - there he was, sitting in his new boyfriend's kitchen while wearing his boxers and a sweater - and how come this all felt so natural?

[Gatichan]

Jared really had to force himself not to fall asleep inside the shower. Yawning so widely he began to splutter because he got water up his nose and mouth, he spat it out, coughing. With a sniffle, he turned towards the bathroom door. Where was Dave? Didn’t he want to come shower with him? Once they were on tour, they wouldn’t have the pleasure of doing this unless they were inside a hotel. Trying to imagine the expression on their manager and other band member’s faces when they opened the door and found him and Dave happily and energetically having sex, Jared spluttered out and finally started to really wake up. Once he’d had his morning dose of caffeine, he would probably be fine.

 

Back inside his bedroom, only a towel wrapped around his waist, Jared took more time to examine his closet, searching to make sure that he wasn’t leaving behind and clothes that he liked. Finding a stray T-shirt and his lucky boxers, Jared tossed them onto the bed and then removing the towel, properly dried himself off before beginning to dress. Humming quietly to himself, he began to make a list of all the things he was still going to have to get done that day: he had to pack Trevor up and make sure that Dave’s traveling box was well padded so that the cute puppy didn’t hurt its paw, he needed to drive Dave over to his house to collect his things, then they’d have to make it to their studio for a last prep talk with the manager.

 

He was so busy making plans that he didn’t hear the elevator hum as it went down and then returned to his floor. When his father stepped out and smelled the coffee, he turned towards the kitchen. “Jared? Are you up- huh?” he frowned upon finding the teenager who had been with his son the day before, cuddling the disgusting dog. “What are you doing here?” he asked severly.

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Dave flinched slightly when he heard the elevator going down and then back up - he hoped it was just Jared... With a sigh, the blond shook off the thought and started eating the cereal once he'd finished the coffee. Dave began humming unconsciously before noticing that Trevor came to him- so he simply put it on his lap and smiled, lightly stroking its fur while eating. Truly the perfect morning for him... Well, if Jared would give him a soft morning kiss, that'd be great too.

 

And of course, something just had to ruin the perfection. The singer almost choked on the breakfast when his boyfriend's father's voice reached him. His blue eyes widened for a moment before he put the spoon down and gripped onto his puppy who seemed to be a bot scared himself... Dave gulped down nervously when the older man entered the kitchen and slowly breathed out... Until he realized how this all looked. He was wearing Jared's clothes! Damn, this wouldn't end well...

 

He let out a nervous smile as he sighed out and tilted his head. “We stayed up for a while yesterday, so Jared invited me to stay over for the night...“ He muttered out quietly while Trev whined quietly as it snuggled into his master. Dave let out a soft smile as he stroked his pet's fur and sighed. “I think Jared's still in the bedroom.“ He said softly in hopes of making the other go away... He was a bit scared, to be honest. Not so much for himself, but for Jared...

[Gatichan]

Mr. Knox’s frown became even more severe. He didn’t think much of Jared having people over at the house when he had his lover with him. And something about this teenager, this blond boy who was a little too pretty for comfort, had him on his toes. Surely there could be nothing weird going on between this little sunshine and his son…? Mr. Knox shook his head adamantly, both from disgust and disbelief. No, no, impossible- his son would never become gay, no way in hell. “I see,” he replied looking Dave over as if inspecting a poisonous spider. “Well, I hope your mutt hasn’t pooped anywhere inside, otherwise I’ll send you the cleaning bill,” he warned.

 

When he heard his father’s voice, Jared’s mouth dropped open in horror. Oh no…how had Dave been dressed? Was t obvious that the two of them were lovers? Had his father perhaps found anything incriminating inside the movie theater? He had to get out there and defend Dave before his father opened his mouth and said something stupid. Hearing Trevor indignantly bark right then and fearing that his boyfriend’s puppy would pull off the same number that Jared’s own first puppy ever had, he hastened out to the kitchen, removing his suitcases out of the studio as well. “Morning dad,” he said, a little out of breath as he pulled both suitcases out in a flourish. “What are you doing here? I thought you’d already gone to work?”

 

Mr. Knox turned with an arched eyebrow. “My secretary informed me that today was the day you’d leave for your world tour. I thought I might as well see you off,” he said rather coldly as his eyes slid towards Dave. “Would you mind? I’d like to say goodbye to my son now,” he said, stepping back and pointedly gesturing towards the door. Jared’s checks burned- how could his father be so cold-blooded? Turning to his boyfriend before Dave could feel hurt, he smiled as openly as he dared to. “You could use the bathroom now. Just leave Trevor with me and I’ll pack his basket into my car in the mean time,” he reassured, giving his boyfriend a comforting squeeze in the arm as Dave passed him by.

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Dave shifted uncomfortably on his chair as he hugged Trevor closer to himself, averting his gaze to the floor. "Trevor hasn't done anything bad..." He muttered out softly as he scratched behind his ears to calm him down- though he was the one who really needed to be calmed down. Preferably by Jared and a kiss. Yeah... That was exactly what he needed. When his boyfriend finally entered the kitchen, the blond immediately felt relieved - and apparently, so did his puppy. It barked happily while wagging its tails while the singer smiled and sighed out softly. It was fine now... Right?

 

He soon realized that it was the opposite. Hurt washed over him when the other's father just told him to leave, just like that. The singer nodded faintly at what Jared said as he stood up and walked off in shame - but before he walked out of the kitchen, he tossed Jared a slightly pained and hurt look - he had to talk about this later... Maybe there could be something to be done about it, even if it was the smallest thing ever.

 

Dave quietly walked off to the bathroom and soon slipped into the cabin, turning on the hot water as he began washing himself- using Jared's shampoo and shower gel was surprisingly pleasant. For a second, he found himself sniffing the shampoo as he realized that it was what his boyfriend's smell was mostly made of. The blond was done quite soon as he stepped out of the shower, dried himself off... And got back into the same clothes. Before returning to the kitchen, he walked to the bedroom to get some pants - once he was fully dressed, Dave walked towards the kitchen and stopped just before entering... Just in case the other's dad was still here.

[Gatichan]

As soon as Jared believed that his boyfriend was safely out of earshot, Jared’s expression became cold again. “Do you mind? Why are you treating Dave in that disgusting way?” he complained, hugging Trevor closer to his heart to comfort the puppy, who obviously wanted to hurry after his owner. Trevor whined most piteously and Jared raised it to kiss its small head. “Dave’s just a close friend, nothing else. There was no need to be so impolite or act as if he’s about to do something weird. As for Trevor, he’s been behaving just fine.” Mr. Knox, clearly, disagreed. “I don’t like that boy. There’s something slightly off with him. I don’t know what, but I can sense it-” “You are wrong.” “Believe me, I can judge people better than you can.”

 

Jared wanted to let out angry words, but he forced himself to remain silent and instead swallowed those words. As always when it came to his father, there was never anything he could say against him. He would never be able to tell his father that he and Dave were partners, never. With a defeated sigh, he shrugged. “Whatever. Thanks for seeing me off,” he said instead, knowing that his father wasn’t about to drive him to his studio, but was merely showing up to pretend to be a good father and then fall back into oblivion once more. He was proven right: his father walked forward, Jared stepped forwards, they awkwardly embraced, leaving a lot of space between their bodies, his father patted him in a weird way on the shoulder, wished him luck on the tour, said he ought to keep in touch and take care and then he left.

 

The drummer sat back into the chair he’d occupied during breakfast, suddenly feeling drained and unhappy. Things had always been this way between him and his father, even though he wished it were different. Why couldn’t he have the relationship that Kevin had with his father, who was always smiling and so openly proud of his son? Life was so unfair. Hearing Dave outside in the corridor, Jared sighed and his shoulders hunched even more. Right then he wasn’t up for a discussion- of course he hadn’t missed his boyfriend’s reproachful look, but what did Dave expect him to do? “Come in, Dave. He’s gone.”

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Dave flinched the slightest bit when Jared told him to come in again. He felt a bit embarrassed that the other realized he was waiting there, just not wanting to meet his father so badly... "Sorry..." The singer muttered out as he stepped into the kitchen and sighed, going to sit down next to his boyfriend. Once there, he took the puppy back into his hands, pulled his knees up to his chest and sighed, staring at the food for a while before beginning to eat silently. Should he even mention that?...

 

The blond swallowed down some of the cereal before a bit timidly glancing at Jared, hurt still showing in his bright blue eyes. "Does he treat everyone who comes here like that?" He asked quietly as he sniffled and set the empty bowl down, beginning to scratch and pet his dog who began letting out something close to groans - very high and quiet groans. Those sounds actually made Dave let out a smile as he leaned down and lightly kissed Trevor's head, chuckling softly to himself.

 

His blue eyes slowly travelled back to Jared as he let out a smile and reached out to grip his hand. "Jared, I love you... But I really hate your dad." Dave murmured out before looking away with a small sigh. After a while, he turned back to his boyfriend and smiled, leaning in close to kiss him - he really needed that. The singer closed his eyes as he smiled, bringing one hand on the back of Jared's head gently, just in case the other wanted to pull back for some reason.

[Gatichan]

When Dave sat down beside him, looking small and forlorn with his feet up, Jared felt the impulse to reach over and gently tap against Dave’s chin, lifting it. He could easily see that his boyfriend didn’t feel well, but right then, he felt too depressed to be of much help. “There’s nothing to be sorry about, babe,” he sighed tiredly, reaching over to dab at some spilt drops of milk. He smiled, but it was tight. He guessed Dave wanted to say something, but right then Jared didn’t want to hear it. When his boyfriend asked him about his father, all Jared could do was laugh tiredly.

 

“Believe me, he is. He doesn’t bother himself about me or care about me at all. All I am to him is a award, a token that my mother couldn’t get her hands on so that he wouldn’t have to land up paying alimony for. He treats me with indifference, so there’s no reason why you should feel inferior at all. And don’t think we got emotional here- when he forces himself to hug me, it’s like an ice block is touching me.” Jared was concerned when Trevor began to whine is such a terrible way, but then guessed by Dave’s face that the puppy was only emitting what he was sensing from Dave. He smiled when his boyfriend took his hand and gladly squeezed back, tilting his head to the side to receive Dave’s kiss and make it more passionate.

 

“I love you too, baby,” Jared responded softly, his green eyes proving that his words had substance. A special, warm glow began to fill him at the unexpectedly hear the tender words from his boyfriend. “Come back here- I want more,” he whispered, closing his eyes and leaning into the next kiss, reached over to cup the back of Dave’s neck as well. The kiss intensified and Jared let out a soft sigh when they eventually pulled away, feeling a little light-headed. “Oh Dave, don’t you get it? I hate my father, too. We don’t get well at all and I hate what your father did to you too. We aren’t that different, honey.”

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Dave couldn't help but smile into the kiss when his boyfriend deepened it - this just felt so right... He closed his blue eyes as he let out a soft, quiet moan at the amazing sensation and licked his lips once the first kiss ended. His blue eyes were partially hidden by his eyelids as he chuckled at Jared's wish for another kiss - guess they were starting to think alike. The singer parted his lips to meet the second kiss, his eyes now fully closed as he drowned in the sensation, completely oblivious to what was happening around him. Of course, Trevor wasn't too happy about that.

 

After whining for a while, the puppy decided that the best way to get his master's attention was to nibble on his arm. With a surprised yelp, Dave moved away and grunted as he pulled his hand away, lightly biting at his lower lip as hr held onto the hand that had small teeth marks - thank god they didn't break the skin. "Trevor!" He complained while the puppy seemed guilty once again, letting out quiet whimpers and lowering his head in shame. Like always, the blond forgave it easily - but put him down on the floor with a soft sigh.

 

"Jared..." He muttered out with a soft sniffle as he looked at his boyfriend when he heard him talking about Dave's dad. "Can we not talk about stuff like this in the morning?.. I-I'm sorry I mentioned your dad..." Dave said quietly before offering the other a small smile. "The fans shouldn't see us all sad, right?" He asked with a small chuckle as he leaned closer and gently pecked his lips. "I really, really love you..." He whispered out with a soft smile on his face.

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Jared forced a smile. Wow, that Dave had completely overheard that Jared had admitted to hating his boyfriend’s father, amazing. He would have expected a completely different reaction instead of his deciding to change the subject. “Okay,” he said with a weak smile and stood up, but ignored Trevor when the puppy whined and reached its snout out for him to pet it. He’d caused the two of them to stop kissing and right then, that irked the drummer, too. “I’ll just wash up these things and then we’ll drive over to your play to fetch your bags, okay?”

 

The dishes were quickly washed and after Jared had inspected his bathroom, removing some further aspirins to take along with him on the tour, he rolled his two suitcases into the elevator and pressed the button to go down. He still couldn’t feel the excitement he’d felt the night before about leaving for the world tour. Right then, he didn’t think even if their newest song, which was set to come out that very morning before the tour kicked off, reaching number one on the charts could lift his spirits. All because of his father…

 

Climbing in behind the car Dave had selected the day before after he’d loaded his suitcases into the boot and secured Trevor’s basket onto the backseat, Jared deemed the puppy some attention and patted its head when it whined piteously again. “Yeah, yeah, whatever, you little manipulator,” he grumbled, then gently set the doggy down inside his lover’s arms. “Next stop, your house. How many suitcases are you taking along with you?” he wanted to know as he slid in behind the wheel and drove out the garage.

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Dave smiled softly and nodded- though he fel bad, really bad. He was the cause of Jared's bad mood... And he had no idea as of how to fix that. The singer bit down on his lower lip as he waited for his boyfriend to finish with the dishes before following him into the elevator - all the while he was thinking about how could he lighten Jared's mood up and sadly, he didn't get any ideas at all. The blond felt like he was slowly ruining the drummer's life... Was he?

 

The singer sighed softly when he slipped into the car and put on the seatbelt as he waited for the other to be done with their bags and Trevor. When he heard the question, Dave tilted his head to one side as he thought. "Uhm... One for my clothes, my guitar, a smaller one with everything for Trev, one with hygene... Yeah, I have two bigger ones and two small ones." Dave declared as he looked at Jared with a smile. He hoped that the tension would disappear as time passed...

 

The blond bit down on his lower lip and reached out to turn on the radio, then blinked and let out a soft laugh. "Hear that?" He asked Jared's with a wide smile on his face. The song that was so conveniently playing was their song! Dave smiled to himself as he began humming along and nodding his head to the rythm before chuckling. "God, I sound so different here!" He complained with a fake pout before laughing again - this alone was enough to make him feel better... But would it help his boyfriend as well?

[Gatichan]

Jared’s mood had already begun to lift when he heard Dave ticking off all the different suitcases that he needed to take along with him on the tour. Seriously?! His boyfriend needed an extra case for his hygiene?? Dave really did seem like an excited girl and that made Jared’s lips twitch, yet he turned his face away so that Dave wouldn’t be able to see them. And then, when the radio was switched on and their newest song began to play, Jared began to automatically drum his fingers against the steering wheel, something he always, as a drummer, did. And when Dave began to sing, Jared stopped being a sour grape and reached over to take his boyfriend’s hand as he changed gears.

 

“You sound lovely, no matter if you’re on the radio, on a stage or sitting right here next to me. Although, if I had to choose, I’d prefer if you’d always sing quietly with me like we did two days ago when we were working on that song you composed,” he admitted, offering his boyfriend a smile as he pulled up at a traffic light. Leaning over, he pecked Dave’s lips and chuckled, beginning to sing along with the song on the radio.

 

“Yes! And that was Requiem’s newest song from their brand new album Scarred, called Bleeding Heart!” the enthusiastic radio presenter announced cheerfully. “Requiem, who will be starting on their first ever world tour tonight in New York, is the winner of MTV’s Breakthrough award. The band, centered around dashingly handsome Dave Thornton, will be dining tomorrow with the lucky winner of our radio’s contest Meet a Star. I’m pretty sure that the lucky girl will definitely be invited to a candlelight dinner with that hunk Dave,” the presenter chuckled.

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Dave could feel a rosy blush on his cheeks when he heard what Jared said. "I think I might enjoy singing that way too..." He admitted quietly and smiled as he leaned closer to peck his boyfriend's cheek. "I still say that you should sing with me!" The blond whined softly as he pouted - just before the song finished. Dave smiled and leaned back against his chair, feeling pretty relaxed and happy... Until he heard what the presenter said.

 

He cursed mentally and closed his eyes, rubbing his forehead with one hand. "Ahh, I completely forgot about that..." He mumbled out and bit down on his lower lip before sighing out softly and timidly glancing at Jared. "Should I tell them to... No, I can't..." The singer sighed as he nibbled on his lower lip and sighed before slowly straightening up and looking at his boyfriend. "I hope you don't mind, but... I don't want to risk losing my reputation in this way - sorry, really..." Dave started off firmly, but it ended timidly once again.

 

The blond let out a muffled groan as he closed his eyes and sighed - while Trevor let out a soft whine from the back. How could he forget about something this important? If he suddenly said that it wasn't happening, his reputation would drop harshly, which would cause a ton of bad comments about him, and that could possibly affect Requiem. He just hoped that nothing bad would happen... And also that the girl wouldn't ask for something weird, or anything more than a hug- well, a small kiss to a cheek at worse.

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Jared shrugged good-naturedly. “I’m not a jealous guy, Dave. I understand, believe me. It’s all for the promotion of Requiem and I agree with you: it would be pretty awkward trying to explain why you suddenly didn’t want to go out with them. And I trust you,” he said, his green eyes earnest as he turned to glance at the lead singer while turning into latter’s street. “I know that you won’t do anything strange with the fan. At least I really hope you won’t, because I’d never do something like that to hurt you and if you say you love me, that means you won’t either,” he knew, stopping the car in front of Dave’s house.

 

Climbing out, he followed his boyfriend into the house, wanting to help Dave collect his bags and bring them out to the car. “Oh, and about our song- I promise I’ll sing it with you on stage if we ever do get around to practicing the piece together during the tour. I just don’t want it to be a total catastrophe and end up embarrassing myself because I sung so badly. Don’t forget that I don’t have your lovely voice, sweetheart,” he smiled, kissing Dave as he picked up the heavy suitcases, but then swore. “Damn- I’m really going to have to stop calling you that way,” he sighed.

 

Whistling to himself as he carried the suitcases back to the car, Jared hurried back to the house to take the traveling box that Trevor would use. Nodding when he saw that it was sturdy and secure, he returned to the car and checked his watch. “We have ten minutes before it’s time to be at the studio. Do you need anything else from home?” Jared asked his boyfriend, reaching over to tenderly caress Dave’s bottom. Jared suddenly felt the urge to touch and be tender with the lead singer, because they would son have to go back to only being friends.

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Dave felt like his heart was about to melt - hearing words so sweet and trusting from his boyfriend was simply amazing... He smiled softly at Jared as he breathed out softly and leaned in close to lightly peck his lips. "Of course I won't..." He promised softly as he smiled and slid out of the car to help Jared carry the bags- though that probably wasn't the best idea, since his wrist began to hurt. However, the pain was quickly forgotten when the drummer said he'd sing along. "Thank you~!" The singer said happily before kissing back and closing his eyes with a soft giggle. "You can call me whatever you want when we're alone~" The blond said with a wink before laughing.

 

He tilted his head slightly as he watched the other carrying the bags to his car as he began to rub at his wrist. "Ten minutes?... Well, first of all, I should really change into clothes of my own." He said with a roll of his eyes before glancing down at his arm. "And, uh, could you help me change the bandages?" The blond asked softly as he glanced up at his boyfriend a bit timidly. "I don't think I can really do it well by myself..." He said with a small frown.

 

The shorter male sighed to himself as he began walking into the house, to his bedroom. He quickly changed into his own jeans and boxers, a simple black shirt and a grey-ish brown sweater while holding his boyfriend's clothes in his hands. He smiled to himself as he hugged the woolen sweater close to his body before sighing out and looking at Jared with a somewhat hopeful expression on his face. "Say... Could I... Keep this, by any chance?.." He asked a bit uncertainly while holding up the sweater.

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Jared grinned when Dave offered to sing alone with him whenever Jared asked him to. Trotting after his boyfriend like a loyal puppy, thus replacing Trevor, who had decided to stay behind in the kitchen to lap water out of his small bowl, Jared leaned against the door frame of Dave’s bedroom to watch his boyfriend changing. His grin widened further when Dave momentarily stood there naked, letting the drummer take in the sight. Delicious. And even though Dave’s body had scars, it was the only body Jared wanted. Blinking when he heard his boyfriend’s question, Jared chuckled. “Of course you can keep my clothes. I’d especially love it if you’d use my sweater to sleep in at night. So then, even if we didn’t manage to get into the same bedroom, at least then I’d be close to you at night.”

 

Pushing away from the door frame, Jared sauntered over to Dave and placing his arms gently around his boyfriend’s body, leaned in for a tender kiss. He didn’t want to let go of the lead singer just then. Over the short space of two days, he had got to see Dave from so many different, at tomes conflicting sides- sensitive, seductive, aroused, teary, pained, angry, absent, loving, sweet, adorable, pouty, defensive…how many more sides were there to his lover? Jared couldn’t wait to get to know them all. Feeling his groin beginning to stir, he stepped back casually, leaving an arm around Dave’s waist. “Come, honey- we need to get going.”

 

Back inside the kitchen, Jared scooped Trevor up, who whined in protest. Taking some doggy biscuits into his left hand, Jared passed them to Dave as he set the puppy down. “Where do you have your bandages? Inside the bathroom?” he asked, hurrying off to fetch them. With the utmost care, Jared cut the bandages and winced slightly when he saw the fresh scars. As he slowly applied new cream to the wounded skin, gently rubbing it in before he began to wrap the new, clean bandage around Dave’s arm. “Do you already have an idea how you’re going to explain this to our manager?” he wondered, meeting Dave’s eyes.

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Dave blinked a few times and blushed a soft, rosy color when his boyfriend said he could keep the sweater- and even added up some details of his own. Still, a wide, warm smile was on the blond's cheeks as he nodded and grinned. "Thanks!" He said softly as he smiled and leaned in closer to Jared when he came over for a kiss - gosh, he'd definitely miss these on the tour. He let out a small chuckle when Jared stepped back and wrapped his arm around his waist, while Dave just leaned against him with a soft smile. "Yeah..." He muttered out at the drummer's words.

 

He smiled as he took the biscuits to keep Trevor in place before nodding at Jared's question. "Yeah, in the cupboard above the sink." He said softly as he sat down on a chair and smiled at his puppy who continued to whine and beg for the biscuits - finally, Dave gave it one, and that was enough to keep it quiet for a while. Only the sound of munching and nibbling could be heard... And that was far better than the whining.

 

The singer sighed out softly when his boyfriend began taking care of his wrist - but Dave himself had to look away. He let out a few shaky breaths, flinching slightly when the cold cream was applied on the cuts.. It didn't hurt, but he was somewhat suprised by the coldness. He bit his lip and shook his head at the question as he sighed out and pulled his hand to himself once it was taken care of. "Not really... I mean, I thought about telling her the truth..." He said quietly, then slowly raised his gaze at Jared. "Do you think she should know all this?"

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Jared puffed his cheeks out- that was a very good question and exactly the same one he had been mulling over. “Well,” he said carefully as he cleared away what he’d used and replaced the first aid kit where he had taken it from, “yesterday, when you cut yourself, you begged me not to tell our manager about this. Are you really sure you’re ready for this? Because once she knows, she’s liable to do anything. Knowing Christine, she’ll try to convince you to take counseling and she might even search your bags and hotel rooms to make sure that there are no sharp objects you could use to hurt yourself.” Jared personally didn’t mind the extra pair of eyes, but he wondered if his boyfriend were up to it.

 

With Trevor safely back inside his basket on the backseat, Jared drove across town to their studio, still debating what would be best for Dave. “Maybe you could take her aside and talk to her under four eyes. That way, you could also see how she reacts and could tell her not to tell the others…or would you like Kevin and Jordan to know?” he asked, briefly glancing to the side before turning to the left and driving down into the underground parking lot of the studio, where his car would be guarded until he returned from the long tour.

 

Removing all the suitcases from the boot, Jared held out his hand to coolly slap that of the two bodyguards he knew their manager had arranged for them. “Hey, how’s it going?” he asked, nodding his thanks when both men immediately took care of the suitcases and hurried to deposit them inside the van that would take them to airport. “You guys are running late- better go up. Christine and the manager of this fancy place wanted to see you off and there were a number of things she wanted to talk to the lot of you about,” the second bodyguard, who was built like a small tank, warned them as he waved Jared and Dave into an elevator.

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Dave bit down on his lower lip as he took in a shaky breath and nodded slightly. "If I lie, it'll be even worse..." He muttered out quietly while lightly gripping at his injured wrist. The blond stood up after his boyfriend into the car, all the while thinking about what would be the best way to tell her. "I think we should keep our relationship secret for now... But... I mean, I want to take my sister with me - I'd have to tell her why anyway." He said quietly, softness returning to his voice as the image of his baby sister got back into his mind.

 

When they were both in the car, and when the singer heard Jared asking if he wanted Jordan and Kevin to know, Dave wasn't too sure at first. He meant to shake his head, but for a while, he just sat there without doing anything. Finally, he took in a deep breath and nodded. "I think I'll tell them... But, maybe after I tell the manager." The blond said softly as he let out a small, sad smile while pulling down the sleeves to hide the bandages from the eyes that shouldn't see them. "Do you think it's a good idea to tell them about our relationship?..." Dave asked out quietly - though he wasn't sure he wanted to hear the answer.

 

When they got out of the car, Dave put on his happy mask and smiled widely at the guards, shaking their hands and saying his own thank you's before pointing out that they should be careful with Trevor and put its basket where he would be himself. The blond smiled and nodded when the two guys said Christine wanted to talk to them... Though for some reason, he suddenly didn't want to do that so much. Once they were in the elevator, Dave grabbed Jared's hand and leaned in for their last kiss, where no one could see. He closed his blue eyes as he smiled into the kiss - he'd definitely miss these...

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The drummer had already thought of this and put on a tortured face. “Do you really want me to be honest? I doubt that Jordan’ll have much of a problem if the two of us become official, but just think about Kevin. He’s the second biggest female-attraction magnet after you in our band and from time to time he drops rather crass comments about gays and lesbians. I don’t mind because I’m not ashamed of who I am, but if he were to say something so inconsiderate at a time like this, I don’t know if I’d be able to laugh it off so easily. I’d really rather we waited until we’d got a hold of tour life before telling them,” he admitted.

 

Jared returned the kiss hungrily, pulling Dave right into his arms so that their bodies could both be pressed up together. All at once, there was no more time and very soon he’d have to let go of his lover. Why, why hadn’t the two of them found their way to each other faster? Jared parted his lips further, wanting to hold onto Dave for as long as possible, but all too soon the elevator slid to a slow stop and he and Dave heard the soft chime. Pulling apart again, Jared swallowed visibly, his eyes uneven as he gazed down into Dave’s face. “I love you,” he whispered out softly, reaching over to press his hand against the lead singer’s heart, but hastily retrieving his hand when the doors began to open.

 

No sooner had he and Dave stepped out the elevator than their other two band members let out cheers and whistles. “Guys, what’s up?!” Kevin boomed, embracing first Dave and then Jared. “You guys so totally missed out when you decided not to go out with us,” he bragged, beginning to overly explicitly tell Jared and Dave about his female conquest of that night, which had included blond twins and a lot of cream. Jordan rolled his eyes, but when Kevin asked him to confirm the story, Jordan nodded as he pushed open the door towards the manager’s office. “Yeah, it’s all true, unfortunately.”

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Dave let out a soft smile and nodded in agreement. "Alright. But... Let's not keep it hidden from them for too long. I'd rather tell them myself than have them find out somehow awkwardly..." He said with a roll of his eyes. Even so, this didn't stop him from completely drowning in his boyfriend's lips. The softness, the sweetness, the simple incredibleness - it was all almost too much for the blond to take. He just couldn't believe that Jared was his boyfriend... All his, and nobody else's. The blond gently put a hand around the other's neck while he could - and when they had to pull apart, he wore a clearly disatisfied expression on his face. Still, he smiled softly at the drummer's words and let out a soft breath. "I love you too..."

 

A wide smiled spread on his face when Kevin greeted them so energetically - while Dave himself pushed Jared a bit aside in his mind. He rolled his eyes when the keybord player began telling them about yesterday's night and tossed a glance at Jordan, as if asking for help... Which, sadly, he didn't receive. "Alright, alright, fine, we get it!" He said with a laugh while shaking his head. "Isn't it time for you to find someone to spend time with? Or will you be a famous heart-breaker?" He teased as he chuckled and shook his head.

 

The singer sighed out softly as he entered the manager's office and nodded slightly at their manager. Before anything else, he tugged her aside for a bit. "Can I talk with you after this?" He asked quietly, looking her straight in the eyes... And Christine didn't think she had another choice than to nod and smile. "Of course, anything for my best singer!" She said with a small laugh, though her eyes showed a hint of worry. Dave smiled softly and nodded before walking up to sit down next to his bandmates, though sadly, not next to Jared. Instead, he sat down between Jordan and Kevin... Probably his worst choice.