"Takaaaaa" Toru called his lover early in the morning adjusting his belt as he waited for Taka's reply.

"yes?" Taka peered from the doorway smiling at the guitarist. "Wanna go with me?"

"Yes! Where??"

"Meeting with the producers"

"oh...um..no sorry...I-I'm a bit busy today" the younger man openly lifted a sceptical brow at Taka who fidgeted under his boyfriend's gaze

"Are you alright?" "Yeah of course!" Uttered Taka trying to fool Toru with a fake smile that failed in making the latter fall into its trap. "Taka,you usually make a fuss about going even if it's against my will. Tell me what's wrong? I'll call the manager and stay here if it's something serious" "No no you should go! I'll...I'll tell you when you come back ok? I promise" "and you never break your promises right?" Toru warned more than asked as he pecked Taka's forehead while he was still nodding vigorously.

As the hours danced about, pushing the sun to the other side of the planet dismissing light into a 12 hours break, darkness took over while Taka still mounted the train of his thoughts that only came to a halt when the door bell went off.

The vocalist hurriedly sprinted to greet his other half when all of the other's weight was thrown at him with a tired sigh "Good work today honey" Taka chuckled stroking the other's long blonde locks. "Mhmm I'm tired Takaa~" "idiot" the elder man still smiled fondly at Toru accompanying him to their cozy couch placing the younger's head on his skinny lap.

"Aren't you going to cut your hair?"

"Don't you like it like this?"

"I do,but hasn't it become a bit long?" Taka asked his slender fingers still invading his lover's hair.

Another long moment of silence hovered over the couple until Toru decided to throw it out of the window "so? When are you gonna speak up?" "Ah- I-" As the vocalist stuttered, his words seemingly stuck between the lumps of his throat, Toru straightened up and stared at his lover,his large gachapin eyes pouring into the other's soul digging out his deepest secrets as if he was a mere sheet of paper exposing its contents.

The moment the guitarist spread his arms inviting his struggling lover,the other's eyes drowned in tears and his facade broke down; two weeks of pretending wore him down and built weights upon his shoulders. He jumped into his soulmate's arms spilling his sadness into the other's embrace.

Toru stroked Taka's back when he felt the latter's fingers clutch tighter at his own,he continuously rubbed the little man's spine as if that would straighten the swirls of sadness attacking his heart.

The moment Taka started forming muffled words, Toru stopped his hands concentrating his energy on his listening abilities. "I'm....being harrassed...every time I go to work" at hearing that, Toru's muscles tensed "w-why didn't you tell me sooner?" "H-he threatened me-" before he could continue,a fit of sobs blocked the path of his words while Toru patiently waited for them to come out "he said that...he'll expose our relationship to the media and that-" Taka gulped "he's capable of killing you".

Toru's blood boiled in his veins,his heartbeat ran faster then the reality of Taka's several nightmares over the past two weeks hit him hard. "Takahiro, never ever hide anything from me again,no matter how silly or important it is. Even if you think I'll be angry or hate you,say it. You know that will never happen". The guitarist pulled Taka from his arms and looked at his face to ensure that he understood what Toru just said. Toru stroked Taka's face gently wiping his tears.

"We were supposed to meet up with Tomoya and Yuta tomorrow"

"I d-don't want to go,I don't want to"

"Taka"

"He's there when I go to the bathroom,he's there when I'm alone,he's there when he's adjusting the microphone around my waist,I don't want to Toru I don't want to"

"Taka listen!" Toru slightly raised his voice shaking his partner from his nightmare "it's alright,I'll be there,I'll protect you" he cupped Taka's cheek "every second"

"really?"

"Really" Taka's brows met as he contemplated his man's statement before being pulled into another warm hug.

As expected, Toru turned into Taka's body pillow that night,he snuggled to him nuzzling his face into Toru's broad chest all night long, not giving chance for nightmares to trespass his subconscious.

The next morning Toru was eyeing his lover from the mirror he was using to fix his now messy long hair "Taka you can wear those, I won't let anyone touch you" hearing Toru's words,who knew how much the vocalist liked wearing shorts,Taka was filled with delight as he ran out to change into the garment. "Pft..as if I've never seen you without them" Toru laughed at the vocalist's actions but waited for him to exit the bathroom to go out already.

At their workplace, some of the staff and the manager occupied the floor in a circle with the four band members. All Taka undertood was that next month's plans were changed before he scooted over to Toru and hugged his knees having noticed the man, Seiji, sitting beside him. Without any delay, Toru's arm slid around Taka's waist then caressed the vocalist's thigh signalling that everything was fine.

Sitting across from them,was Ryota glancing at the drummer to make sure that he wasn't the only one that noticed the couple's unusual behaviour. To his surprise, Tomoya silently nodded in affirmation. After the urgent meeting, the couple and their two friends were back at the "members only" room silently staring at each other. The stare session was interrupted by a slight knock at the door which was answered by Taka.

The instant the door creaked open,Taka's eyes grew so wide his sockets almost fell out,his hands started trembling and ears winced at the sound of the visitor's voice "Taka-san? Can I talk to you for a moment?" Before Toru could open his mouth, Tomoya rushed to his best friend's aid after he noticed his weird behaviour "Sorry Seiji, we have work right now. Taka can't possibly leave" Tomoya stated bluntly and slammed the door then wrapped his arm around his quivering vocalist.

"Are you alright Taka-chan?"

"I'm f-fine"

"will you tell us what happened you two?" The eldest of the four eventually spoke up accepting no excuses from the two.

After a little debate,the cat was out of the bag and Ryota was holding the door's handle in a wink,however, Toru caught him before his blind anger could lead him "HOW DARE HE DO THAT TO MORI-CHAN?!"

"I know I know Ryota calm down!" Toru insisted as he held his childhood friend with both of his muscled arms "Violence isn't the answer. If it really was,Seji would already be occupying a hospital bed trust me"

"b-but" tears sprang from the bassist's pure eyes when helplessness tugged at him; his precious friend is being harassed and he isn't allowed to beat up the culprit.

"I have a plan" three pairs of eyes landed on the leader when he spoke up "Just help me protect Taka until then Ryota,Tomoya" "that goes without asking Toru".

While his friends spoke, Taka smiled gratefully at them. What did he do to deserve such a family? ONE OK ROCK was his home,his refuge in pain and company in happiness. "Say,wanna do a quick rehearsal right now? I've lived long enough to know that Mori-chan lets out frustration when he sings" The other three band members agreed right away at the youngest's suggestion for music was their healer,the antidote to their stress and anger. It magically encircled them and planted easiness in their tired minds.

Taka's hands held the microphone, his heart's rhythm matched the beat played by his friends behind him,he parted his lips and sang. His words were loaded with so much power that it boosted the musicians' energy as well. The vocalist sang and sang until he couldn't take it anymore and dropped from exhaustion. Toru,Ryota and Tomoya could have sworn they've seen fire in his eyes; watching him sing was truly a beautiful sight.

After another session of rehearsals,just because they felt like playing out their emotions, they ate Taka's favourite Miso soup and Takemono together before each of them headed back home.

That night, the couple dropped in bed early,depleted from the day's events and performances leaving them as little energy as needed for their organs to function. Taka threw himself on top of his lover before they both drifted off hand in hand to dreamland.

The next morning, when Taka opened his eyes, the guitarist's spot was already cold indicating his early departure. The lonely man frantically grabbed his phone to call his missing part only to be answered immediately "baby I'm fine don't worry. I'll just have a talk with the agency and come back quickly" A talk with the agency? Why? What happened? Is Toru alright? He won't resign right? More and more questions formed in Taka's head carefully occupying every nook and cranny of it. But Toru will answer him when he comes back right? With that in mind, Taka casted the questions aside and locked them in their chambers then got up to do his daily chores while waiting for Toru's and his rightful answers' arrival.

Nevertheless, when Toru came back, Taka only got "you'll know pretty soon" as an answer. The vocalist felt as if he was being pushed over from an edge into a steep valley,but then again, patience was one of his values and this was the best time to hold it dear. And so, Taka held on to his patience until he got his answer the next day when he was snuggled up in Toru's lap late in the afternoon.

He wondered why Toru promptly wanted to watch the news until the biggest headline struck the screen: "A member from the band ONE OK ROCK's staff was arrested for harassing and blackmailing the lead vocalist" after reading the title several times, Taka looked at his lover the words finally sinking in.

"D-did you do that?"

"Yep" Toru responded with a proud grin "he won't bother you anymore so work as you please again" The elder man shook his head at his boyfriend's actions; he'll go as far as throwing someone in jail for me? He didn't know when it started,neither will he ever remember in the first place,but one thing he was sure of: he'll never stop loving the man called Yamashita Toru.

Seiji isn't a real person,I don't know if someone related to OOR goes by that name. I just came up with the name for the character